Design professionals came together with a range of dementia care e xperts, consultants, academics and the construction supply chain this week in London, to take a holistic view of the factors needed for spaces that support the varied needs of... View Article

New FMB research reveals constituency-by-constituency scale of the crisis of rogue builders, with Gloucester, Plymouth and Bournemouth among the hardest hit Homeowners across the South West have lost nearly £500 million over five years to unqualified and rogue builders, the... View Article

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has backed Government plans to reform consumer protection in the retrofit market. This comes as the Government launches a consultation on overhauling the consumer protection framework for home upgrade schemes as part of its... View Article

Gleeson Homes, the leading housebuilder of high-quality, competitively priced homes, has announced the appointment of Paul Thornton as Land Director for its Yorkshire region, covering South, West and East Yorkshire. Paul brings over 15 years of experience in the housebuilding... View Article

Amendment reflects central call of ASCP’s Access for Safety campaign for a clearer, safeguarded legal route where essential safety checks cannot be completed The Association of Safety and Compliance Professionals has welcomed a House of Lords amendment to the Social... View Article

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has today published draft guidance about how housing providers can prepare for the risks posed to homes and communities by wildfires. CIH is asking the sector and wider stakeholders across the UK for feedback... View Article

Greg Bishop, Director of Digital Transformation, Creative ITC Digital failures in the architecture sector are no longer an IT-only concern, but a direct threat to project delivery. Cyber activity targeting housing and construction has surged, rising nearly 61% between February... View Article

The refurbishment of the roof on the east stand of Swansea Stadium, which saw the like-for-like replacement of the original Brett Martin Marlon CS polycarbonate sheets, not only addressed weather damage but also restored the light transmission of the roof,... View Article

located off Orchard Lea Close. Created for those looking to design and build a home tailored to their own lifestyle, Red Kite Meadows offers a unique alternative to traditional new-build housing. With one plot already reserved, just four opportunities remain... View Article

More than £3.2 million is to be invested in local infrastructure as part of Bellway’s new Celtic Gardens development in the Somerset village of Creech St Michael. The housebuilder will be building 100 sustainable new homes, including 25 affordable properties for local people, and more than six acres of public open space, on the... View Article

Vistry Group, the UK’s leading provider of mixed-tenure homes, has secured unanimous reserved matters planning approval for Parcels 6, 11-12, and 13 at Finchwood Park in Wokingham from Wokingham Council. The approved parcels, which benefited from a previous outline planning... View Article

Located in Dongguan within the Greater Bay Area of southern China’s Pearl River estuary, the new Songshan Lake Exhibition and Performance Centre is at the heart of a mixed-use masterplan to revitalize the Yuehe Lake waterfront. Designed by ZHA to... View Article

Top 10 UK housebuilder, Keepmoat, has appointed three new senior hires in a move to strengthen its Northampton-based South Midlands region. Ben Brigg joins the team as Director of Construction, bringing more than 25 years across the housebuilding industry having... View Article

Nearly all social landlords are reviewing or redesigning their housing management services as the sector responds to rising customer complexity, operational pressures and changing expectations, according to new research from Housemark. Housemark’s latest Monthly Pulse, surveying data captured in April... View Article