Leading design team appointed for Havering regeneration

A leading design team has been appointed to work on one of London’s biggest housing regeneration projects. Havering and Wates Regeneration LLP – the joint venture between the London Borough of Havering and Wates Residential – has appointed the consultant team... View Article

Galliford Try take on two major city housing schemes

City of Wolverhampton Council has welcomed Galliford Try Partnerships as the new developer on two of its major housing regeneration sites in the city. The move comes after the leading UK construction group acquired the Tower and Fort Works site... View Article

Building community benefits

A raft of community initiatives are being discussed as part of plans to build a further 218 new homes in County Durham. Apprenticeships, training, work placements, school projects, road and footpath improvements are all on the agenda for the Durham... View Article

Ambitious house building project set to bring 4,000 troops home

Stewart Milne Timber Systems, the UK’s leading offsite timber frame manufacturer, will this month begin work on a collaborative project to relocate approximately 4,000 service personnel and their families from Germany to Salisbury Plain in South Wiltshire. The prestigious house-building... View Article

Turning up the gas in King’s Cross

Three Grade II listed Victorian gasholder guide frames have been reinvented as high-end apartments in the centre of King’s Cross, London. Jack Wooler spoke to Arup’s Rob Buck and Ed Shearer about the complex refurbishment. Rising above the canal docks... View Article

An extra storey makes all the difference

A regional housebuilder says its contemporary three-storey homes in Bracknell are proving popular as they unlock another level of living space and has listed the top five reasons to buy that extra floor. Persimmon Homes Thames Valley is creating contemporary... View Article

Aster Group builds record number of homes

Housing association and developer Aster Group delivered 939 new homes last year, a 14 per cent increase on 2016’s total. This is more than the group’s average build rate for the past 10 years – 550 homes – and has... View Article

Historic school to be revitalised with adjusted CALA plans

Fresh proposals to breathe new life into one of Edinburgh’s most distinctive old school buildings have been submitted for approval. Plans for the sympathetic restoration of the former Boroughmuir High School had been revisited prior to a community event as... View Article