A round table of advocates of reduction strategies for tackling embodied carbon came together this week to discuss strategies for reducing embodied carbon in future new builds and retrofits, and revealed that it had been sidelined in favour of other... View Article

By Matt Jarratt, Operational Lead at Procure Plus The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 is beginning to come into force. It is primarily focused on the private rented sector – abolishing fixed-term tenancies, ending no-fault evictions, and introducing new protections on... View Article

Twenty five new highly energy efficient homes have now been completed in Meigle, providing much needed affordable housing for local families in one of Perthshire’s rural communities. Family-run housebuilder Campion Homes has built the homes as part of its long-term... View Article

Award-winning housebuilder The Hill Group has secured a hat trick of planning permissions across the South East, marking a significant milestone in the delivery of much-needed new homes across the region. Across three newly approved schemes in Essex, Oxfordshire and Hertfordshire, Hill... View Article

Student accommodation providers across the UK are seeing an increase in damp and mould challenges in shared accommodation. With an ever-growing student population, paired with a tightening housing supply and rising expectations around living standards, providers are under pressure to... View Article

PRINCIPAL retrofit contractor Sustainable Building Services Ltd (UK) Ltd (SBS) has been awarded a major new retrofit contract by PA Housing, delivering a comprehensive energy efficiency upgrade programme across more than 3,000 properties spanning the south of England and the midlands. Established in 1976, SBS is a multi-award-winning principal contractor currently delivering projects with a... View Article

Paul Norman joins Healthy Homes Hub as Director, following a move from Clarion Housing Group He will lead a new “Energising Assets” consultancy division to support strategic asset management through large-scale home upgrades and place-based investment programmes Energising Assets is a partnership between Healthy Homes Hub, Energiesprong UK... View Article

Two Rivers Housing appoints new Chief Executive Officer  Kevin Bennett has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer for Two Rivers Housing. Joins from Housing Plus Group where he was Regional Director for the West Region. Kevin replaces Hayley... View Article

A £20.8 million flagship development on a former shopping centre site is helping address the shortage of high-quality affordable housing for older people, while supporting Trent & Dove’s wider ambition to expand housing across its communities. The social housing provider... View Article

Mosaic Architecture + Design, one of Scotland’s most experienced practices, has triumphed at the prestigious British Council for Offices (BCO) Scotland awards for a landmark office redevelopment in Glasgow city centre. The firm won the fiercely contested refurbished/recycled workplace category... View Article

Land vacated by South Tyneside College in 2011 could be given a new lease of life under proposals to bring new homes and a sports pitch to Hebburn. Bellway has applied to build 115 homes and create a new pitch... View Article

Housebuilder Strata has secured planning permission for 230 new homes in Bolsover, Derbyshire. The development forms part of a wider joint venture with Persimmon Homes and Stancliffe Homes, which will deliver 812 new homes on a site allocated for development... View Article

Regional housebuilder, Bargate, has officially launched Admirals Green, the fifth and final phase of its £128m development in Warsash, with the opening of a new showhome. Located at the mouth of the River Hamble, Admirals Green represents the final chapter... View Article

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) says small builders’ worst fears have been confirmed, with new forecasts predicting the construction sector will shrink 2.5% as the Iran war drives up costs and dampens demand. The Construction Products Association (CPA)’s spring forecast, published... View Article