PM Andy Burnham is set to announce the First Homes scheme at the Labour Party conference, as a replacement for Help to Buy to provide more targeted financial support for first-time buyers. Designed to enable first-time buyers meeting certain criteria... View Article

Not-for-profit housing group Orbit has promoted Andrew Hardy to the newly created role of National Land and New Business Director, supporting its drive to deliver 7,000 new and regenerated homes by 2030 and help tackle the UK’s affordable housing crisis.... View Article

Five-star housebuilder Cruden Homes has started work on its new residential development at Kirkton Road in Neilston, marking a major step forward in delivering 90 new homes for the area. The development features 66 new homes for sale in a... View Article

Housebuilder Honey has started work on 133 new homes in Rainworth, near Mansfield, after being granted planning permission for a £40m development. Called Melisse and located off Nightjar Way, the development will provide a mix of two-, three-, four- and five-bed homes. Melisse will feature... View Article

Avant Homes has promoted Sean Durnan to group health, safety and environmental director as the housebuilder continues to implement its multi-tenure strategy across its regional operating companies. Sean, who has 13 years housebuilding sector experience and joined Avant Homes two-and-a-half years... View Article

First two buildings of the development to deliver 100% affordable housing Landscape-led masterplan designed to open up the site for Londoners for the first time, strengthening the connection between the Thames and the Royal Docks Arada, the leading international master... View Article

Award-winning homebuilder Spitfire Homes has secured planning permission for the next 240 homes at Malabar, its largest collection to date, marking another major milestone in the homebuilder’s plans for growth. The approval covers the next phases of Malabar, situated off... View Article

A multidisciplinary table of experts ranging from housebuilders to ecologists plus planning and delivery specialists, recently came together to discuss meaningfully building in nature. It concluded that Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) and nutrient neutrality can deliver real nature recovery, but... View Article

Top 10 UK housebuilder, Keepmoat, has appointed a new technical director set to oversee compliance and design management across its Yorkshire East region. David Major joins the team following significant experience across the sector, including previous roles with McCarthy &... View Article

The planning framework is now broadly in place. Labour’s task at conference is to create the economic, political and professional conditions in which development can happen Lawrence Turner, Director, Boyer Labour arrived in government with a clear diagnosis: Britain was... View Article

Housing association Salix Homes has secured more than £2.2million in Government funding to improve heating systems at five of its tower blocks in Salford. Salix Homes, which owns more than 8,000 homes across Salford, including 21 tower blocks, has been... View Article