With around 60,000 accidental utility strikes occurring each year on average and the Utility Strike Avoidance Group (USAG) estimating the cost of utility strikes in 2019 at £261 million, utilising the skills and expertise of utilities consultants from the outset... View Article

Buckinghamshire Advantage, a wholly owned subsidiary of Buckinghamshire Council, has signed a partnership agreement with Barratt Redrow to progress the 495-acre ‘Woodlands’ development to the south-east of Aylesbury, next to the A41. The flagship site has planning permission for over... View Article

Homeowners planning bathroom renovations are in for a shock as new research reveals a dangerous gap between expectation and reality that leaves consumers vulnerable to cowboy builders offering lower quotes. New research carried out by the Federation of Master Builders... View Article

Regional housebuilder Beal Homes has begun work to pave the way for a £120m development in a popular neighbourhood in Hull. Beal has started infrastructure works on the site, including construction of roads and sewage systems, ahead of building starting... View Article

Plans have been submitted for a new housing development on the edge of Hazel Grove which would deliver 134 homes for the area. Exactly half of the properties would be provided as affordable housing for local people, under proposals put... View Article

Plans to build up to 250 homes on the edge of Sherburn in Elmet have been submitted to North Yorkshire Council. Bellway Strategic Land is seeking outline planning permission for a 27-acre site to the west of Finkle Hill, at... View Article

Women in Social Housing (WISH) has partnered with Compassionate Leaders to offer its members access to a new personal development programme designed to support women’s career progressions across the sector. Led by CEO Hayley Gillard, Compassionate Leaders transforms organisations across... View Article

Too many firms still think of BIM as a mere modelling tool but in fact it is capable of far, far more, argues Digital Design Manager at chapmanbdsp Miklos Magyar. From its first appearance in built environment parlance in the... View Article

Five-star homebuilder Allison Homes Central has been granted planning permission, subject to the signing of the legal agreement, to deliver a sustainable new community in Uppingham, consisting of 79 new homes. Situated west of Ayston Road, the 4.2 hectare site... View Article

The first phase of homes on a luxury development in Burbage, Leicestershire, has now gone on sale. Three detached homes and a bungalow are being offered by multi-award winning builders Springbourne Homes at their sought-after site at The Dell. The... View Article

Strengthening its longstanding commitment to scaling up Britain’s Build to Rent (BTR) market, the National House-Building Council (NHBC) has expanded its commercial relationship with Leaf Living, one of the UK’s leading providers of single-family rental homes across the UK. The partnership signifies... View Article

The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has today published a C4 grading for Basildon Borough Council, after finding very serious failings during an inspection. RSH found: Poor data assurance for legal health and safety requirements, and a lack of assurance... View Article