Cala Appoints Tom Nicholson as Chief Executive Officer

Experienced industry leader to steer next stage of company’s strategy Cala Group (Holdings) Limited (“Cala” or “The Company”), a major UK housebuilder, today announced the appointment of Tom Nicholson, a longtime industry executive in the housebuilding sector, as Chief Executive... View Article

ZHA to design the first vertex hotel

NOT A HOTEL (www.notahotel.com) has launched its first hotel brands: HERITAGE by NOT A HOTEL reinterprets architectural heritage, such as temples and museums, through a contemporary sensibility. vertex by NOT A HOTEL embodies design at the intersection of architecture and technology. The inaugural vertex hotel will be on the... View Article

A flexible future for BNG compliance

Katy Davis at Carter Jonas (London) argues that, a year after biodiversity net gain became mandatory, flexibility is essential to ensure onsite ambition aligns with offsite realities and genuine ecological outcomes. A year after the introduction of mandatory biodiversity net gain... View Article

Building ‘beyond zero’

Rob East of Newland Homes, explains how the Gloucestershire housebuilder took a “conviction-based” decision to redefine its design approach beyond the norm to provide climate-resilient, and even carbon-negative homes. It was our development director, Jeremy Drew, who first raised the... View Article

Suffragette City

A development onsite in London’s Tower Hamlets creates a new neighbourhood on where Suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst first proposed improvements to conditions in the East End, over a century ago. Roseanne Field reports. In Bromley-By-Bow in the London Borough of Tower... View Article

Story Homes submits plans for 40 new homes in Alderley Edge

Proposed scheme aims to deliver high-quality homes, affordable housing, and significant local infrastructure contributions December 2025, Alderley Edge – Story Homes is pleased to confirm the submission of a full planning application for 40 homes, creating a new residential development on land off... View Article

ZHA and partners to design Malpensa Hospital

The international competition to design Malpensa Hospital (Grande Ospedale della Malpensa) has been awarded to Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) in partnership with RINA (team leader), Studio Plicchi, WSP, STI Engineering and BC Building Consulting. The new medical campus will unite... View Article

New National Planning Policy Framework: CPRE responds

Commenting before the publication of the new National Planning Policy Framework, CPRE chief executive Roger Mortlock said: ‘The new National Planning Policy Framework must signal a shift away from bashing environmental regulation and damning those who care about the future of their communities as “blockers”. ‘We are concerned... View Article

Housebuilding group untypical secures key site in Arlesey

Housebuilding group untypical has completed the purchase of a key development site from land promoter Colecar Strategic Land, marking another major step in its expanding footprint across Bedfordshire. Gareth Jacob, Regional Managing Director for untypical’s Eastern region, said: “This agreement... View Article

What does 2026 hold for housebuilding?

By Mark Leaf, Chief Growth Officer at Strata After a turbulent 2025, our industry enters 2026 with a renewed sense of purpose. Last year pushed every part of the market, from developers and local authorities, to planning teams and registered providers,... View Article

Thermal comfort made simple

Chris Stammers of BEAMA explains how hydronic (water-based) underfloor heating creates a unique sense of thermal comfort by combining even heat distribution with efficient heat transfer. True thermal comfort is achieved when the indoor environment reduces the body’s need to... View Article