Warma UK is highlighting a new approach that could help social housing providers reduce tenant energy bills while creating a recurring financial return for landlords. The model centres on installing solar panels and battery storage on social housing properties and... View Article

A Yorkshire-based Quantity Surveyor is highlighting the benefits of choosing an apprenticeship as part of National Careers Week, after building a successful career in construction while earning a degree. Dan Bellwood Shooter, 22 from York, is based at top 10... View Article

Peabody has completed 197 affordable homes, including 85 for social rent, at Capital Interchange Way in Brentford. The homes have been delivered as part of a 420-home mixed-tenure development at the site in west London. Families on Hounslow Council’s housing... View Article

The Chancellor’s Spring Statement was a missed an opportunity to boost construction activity at a time when house building is falling and more builders are leaving the industry, say the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) Brian Berry, Chief Executive of... View Article

Continuing to drive up levels of customer satisfaction is the main focus for Bellway North East’s new Head of Construction. Ben Singlewood has been appointed to the role with the housebuilder’s North East division on a permanent basis, having held... View Article

A 264-home, 50%-affordable scheme has completed in Fulham, delivered by Peabody and Mount Anvil with support from the GLA and Hammersmith and Fulham Council. The scheme, Chelsea Botanica, includes 83 homes for London Affordable Rent and 50 Shared Ownership properties,... View Article

Led by Architect Kaan Alkan, Equine Design Studio, specializing in equestrian sports clubs and stud farm design, aims to increase interest in equestrian sports and establish an exemplary center at international standards with the Konuralp Gazi Equestrian Facility, which will... View Article

Planning approval secured for Blocks 9 and 10 at Waterloo & Queen Street Site in Romford. London Borough of Havering and Wates Residential will deliver two 100% affordable housing schemes on the site comprising 107 high quality homes and a... View Article

Yorkshire based housebuilder, Newett Homes, has announced three new senior appointments to its leadership team, as it continues to focus on accelerated growth and scaling-up operations across the business. The appointments of a new Regional Technical Director, Head of Planning,... View Article

On the slope above the Krkonoše village of Strážné, a timber log cottage once stood. It was swallowed by the era of mass recreation, along with respect for ownership, craftsmanship, people, objects, and nature. The original house was concealed beneath... View Article

Staffordshire-headquartered Cameron Homes has acquired a three-acre site in Rutland’s county town of Oakham, which has detailed planning consent for 50 open market houses. The site forms the final undeveloped residential land of the Barleythorpe Sustainable Urban Extension, where circa... View Article

Housebuilder Honey will build 184 new homes in Bessacarr, Doncaster, after being granted planning permission for a £53m development. Called Opal and located off Cammidge Way, adjacent to Bawtry Road, the 16-acre development will comprise a mix of two-, three- and four-bedroom homes, including... View Article

Work has started on a £24m regeneration scheme in Derker, Oldham, which will see Seddon and Hive Homes deliver 132 carbon-neutral homes across five disused brownfield sites. The sites were acquired by Hive Homes from Oldham Council with an aim... View Article

Lincolnshire Housing Partnership (LHP) has appointed Simon Parkes as its new Chief Executive Officer. This appointment follows an extensive recruitment process launched in December 2025, which attracted a strong field of candidates. Simon joins LHP from Keele University, where he has... View Article

CIBSE Certification is delighted to announce that NABERS UK Energy for Office ratings, certified by CIBSE and administered through its wholly owned subsidiary CIBSE Certification, may now meet the operational energy requirements of the UK Net Zero Buildings Standard (UKNZCBS),... View Article

Britain is pouring record sums into repairing and upgrading older homes. The latest report from Houzz reveals that homeowners who renovated in 2024 spent a median £21,440, a 26 per cent increase on the previous year. At a time when... View Article

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is shining the spotlight on women in construction from young apprentices just starting out – to those shaping the sector at the very top -to mark this year’s UK Women in Construction Week (2-8th... View Article

Cameron Homes has submitted an outline planning application to Lichfield District Council for a 20 Ha development of up to 430 homes and community facilities, located off Highfields Road in Chasetown, within the Staffordshire town of Burntwood. The £150m grey... View Article