A new charitable arm within the Karbon Group, designed to help create lasting social impact in the North East and Yorkshire, has received approval from the charity commission. Karbon Foundation, which is gearing up to go live in the summer to help address the key challenges faced by communities across the regions, will focus on improving social and financial wellbeing... View Article

Wandsworth Council has rejected the appeal made by developer Rockwell to build a 29-storey, 110-home tower near Battersea Bridge, after the council initially refused the scheme last year. Rockwell appealed to the Planning Inspectorate, making the case that Wandsworth’s Local... View Article

L&Q has started construction on 651 new homes in Barking Riverside, more than half of which will be affordable. Colleagues from the housing association gathered on Tuesday (May 26), to celebrate the start of the works on the new blocks.... View Article

The £1.49 million re-roofing project at the Victorian Market Hall in Burton upon Trent has now completed. Appointed by East Staffordshire Borough Council, Derbyshire-based contractor JAL Roofing delivered the works, with multi-disciplinary consultancy Pick Everard acting as lead design consultant. Built in... View Article

Bellway has completed a multi-million-pound bulk sale of 88 apartments at Barking Riverside to registered provider Flint Housing. The deal will make more affordable homes available to people in Barking and Dagenham as Bellway delivers on its commitment to building... View Article

Platform Housing Group has published its 2025 Gender, Ethnicity and Disability Pay Gap Report, highlighting continued progress in creating a fair and inclusive workplace. The report shows Platform’s mean gender pay gap is now – 0.77 per cent, meaning women on... View Article

The founder of Land Studio, the Chester and Wales based specialist landscape and environmental design studio, has taken on a cycling challenge for charity. Landscape architect Simon Richards joined 28 fellow cyclists on a two-day ride from Kendal to Leeds... View Article

New scheme will provide sustainable features, public open space, and significant investment in local infrastructure May 2026 – Brampton, Cumbria – Local housebuilder Story Homes is delighted to announce it has secured a resolution to grant planning permission, subject to completion of a... View Article

Hampshire-headquartered housebuilder Bargate has secured an Option Agreement for 16ha (39.6-acres) of land within the Dorset village of Burton, near Christchurch. The site will be promoted through the planning system for an exemplary, sustainable development of up to 100 homes.... View Article

The construction industry is still working through the detail of the Future Homes Standard (FHS), with new homes expected to comply within the next 12 months. Approved Document L (ADL) was released in 2021 to prepare for the transition, but... View Article

Plymouth Community Homes (PCH) has appointed a multi-disciplinary design agency to take forward the regeneration of Marlborough House, a £45m high-rise redevelopment project in Devonport, Plymouth. PCH said the scheme will replace the existing 14-storey tower block with a new... View Article

Specialist housing provider for older people Alpha Living is celebrating after its resident Board member was recognised as Tenant of the Year at a prestigious regional Awards ceremony. Community champion Veronica Cuthbert, who was a founding member of Alpha Living’s... View Article

WORK has begun on a residential development in Sandbach, which will deliver 203 new homes and more than £3.6 million in community investment. The development, named Palmer’s Cross, is being built by Anwyl Homes on a 20‑acre site off Old Mill Road. Groundworks... View Article

Platform Housing Group has completed the acquisition of land to the west of Kingshill Lane, Cirencester, paving the way for the delivery of 280 new homes, including much needed affordable housing for the local area. The acquisition marks another important step in Platform’s ongoing... View Article

What to install, what’s simply not worth it and how you can optimise your installation for the best cost savings and result By Simon Bones, founder & CEO of Genous When talking about ‘renewables’ in a development, we can think... View Article

New NHBC apprentice training hub in Barking Riverside to create jobs, fast-track apprentices and train the next generation of house builders for London Construction has begun on a flagship multi-skill apprenticeship training hub at Barking Riverside, as the industry steps up efforts... View Article

Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) can be a valuable tool, helping housebuilders and developers to make more informed choices.  Here, Jonathan Lynch, UK Building Products Manager at EGGER UK, explains the difference between Industry Average / Sector and Product-specific EPDs when it... View Article

Yorkshire housebuilder Newett Homes has begun works on a new 27-home development in Birchencliffe, following the acquisition of a 2.4-acre parcel of land on Yew Tree Road. The £11 million scheme will transform the greenfield site into a high-quality residential... View Article

Three housing associations received consumer grades of C1 – including two upgrades – in regulatory judgements published by the Regulator of Social Housing today (Wednesday 27 May). But the judgements also confirmed serious failings at Rugby Borough Council (Rugby BC)... View Article