Orbit Homes Senior Site Manager, Andy Leonard, has been crowned a Regional Award winner by the National House Building Council (NHBC) in its prestigious ‘Pride in the Job’ awards in recognition of his work at Orbit Homes’ Micklewell Park in... View Article

Detailed planning consent has been issued for more than 400 new homes to be built in the first phase of a new neighbourhood in the sought-after West End of Darlington. Housebuilder Bellway will build 428 homes on the 56-acre site... View Article

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) has released a short report titled, ‘Going full circle: Making a circular economy work for builders’, which compares how other nations deal with waste in construction and makes eight recommendations for the UK Government... View Article

Legacy Properties has completed the first handover of affordable homes to Westward Housing at its Upton Green development in Bude, marking a key milestone for both organisations. The first handovers include two bungalows, both purpose-built wheelchair-accessible homes. They feature adjustable... View Article

Platform Housing Group has launched its Get Winter Ready campaign, helping customers and communities prepare for the colder months ahead. With rising energy costs and the ongoing cost of living pressures continuing to affect many households, the campaign brings together... View Article

A significant milestone has been celebrated in the construction of 120 new council homes at Cambridge Investment Partnership’s (CIP) East Barnwell development in the Abbey ward of Cambridge, with a topping-out event marking the highest point of the project build.... View Article

Plans have been submitted for preparatory demolition works at the site of the former Park pub on Moorcroft Road The brownfield site is earmarked for 35 new affordable homes, subject to planning approval Designs to ensure the new homes reflect... View Article

NHBC, the UK’s largest new homes warranty and insurance provider, recently hosted the third annual Build to Rent Innovators event in partnership with the British Property Federation (BPF). Held in central London, more than 90 developers, operators, contractors, investors and other industry... View Article

Architecture students from the University of Brighton are trading high-tech design studios for low-tech sustainable construction skills – to help create a pioneering new learning space for children and young people of all abilities. The architecture students from the University... View Article

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced an expansion of its special awards programme, introducing a new Conservation Award for 2026. Judged nationally, the RIBA Conservation Award will celebrate historic buildings and places that have been creatively and... View Article

Arun District Council leader Martin Lury has offered a “sincere and unreserved apology” to tenants for “serious failings” by the authority, following a report by the Regulator of Social Housing which found “significant failures” in how it operated as a... View Article

Plans for a new housing development that will deliver 79 homes in Pelton while increasing biodiversity by at least 10 per cent have been approved by councillors. Housebuilder Bellway is set to build a mix of two, three, and four-bedroom... View Article

In a significant win for both the local wildlife corridor and affordable housing provision, the London Borough of Brent has approved Assael Architecture and Assael Exteriors’ visionary designs for Argenta House – a 100% affordable residential development for Latimer, the... View Article