Held this week in London, a Building Insights LIVE conference entitled ‘Warm Homes for Social Housing’ saw social housing professionals engage with the construction supply chain to discover the most practical strategies for providing more energy efficient, more comfortable homes... View Article

David Wilson Homes has secured full planning permission for 120 new homes off South Way, between Hatfield and Welham Green in Hertfordshire. The development, known as The Landings, will include 12 acres of green space, featuring a community orchard and... View Article

Trust Housing Association has completed the transformation of Manse Gardens in Strachur, bringing an outdated former sheltered housing development back into full use as 16 modern, highly energy-efficient homes. The project gives a new long-term future to a development which... View Article

The Royal Armouries in Leeds has selected leading international architecture and design practice BDP to take its £100m landmark Waterfront Development project through the next detailed design stages as the project begins to take shape. The Waterfront Development project will... View Article

Regional housebuilder Harron Homes has recently appointed former New Homes Quality Board Operations Director Amy Wright to the newly created role of Group Customer Experience Director. Amy, from South Yorkshire, will lead a transformation of the customer journey across the... View Article

The Scottish Government declared a national housing emergency in May 2024 and yet over two years later, housing starts and completions continue to fall year on year, with no credible action being taken. While the creation of More Homes Scotland... View Article

Stephen George + Partners (SGP) is proud to announce the completion of a stunning new bus station in the heart of Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire. Officially opened by the Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin, the fully-fledged bus station replaces the... View Article

Two new Group Directors have been appointed by Stonewater, one of the UK’s leading social housing providers, who will shape and strengthen customer-focused services for communities across the country. Craig Taylor and Adele O’Brien bring extensive experience from across the... View Article

The pedestrianisation of Oxford Street has officially begun. On Monday 26 October, the first phase of a pedestrianised Oxford Street was unveiled by the Oxford Street Development Corporation (OSDC) and East. An almost-kilometre stretch of Oxford Street – between Orchard... View Article

Housebuilder Avant Homes has submitted plans to deliver a £11.6m, 51 new home development in Nafferton, near Driffield. Called Wolds Edge and located off Markham Lane, the development will comprise a mix of one-, two, three-, four- and five-bedroom homes. The proposed... View Article

Last week, multi-disciplinary design practice, rg+p Ltd partnered with the Leicestershire and Rutland Society of Architects (LRSA), LCB Canopy and community interest company, Mini BrickChic® CIC to host a series of workshops for aspiring young architects. Held in the public... View Article

One of the Midlands’ largest housing associations has welcomed the Government’s additional £1 billion investment in social and affordable housing while stressing that its success must ultimately be measured in homes delivered. The funding announced in today’s Budget takes the value... View Article

Planning permission has been granted for R131, a research building designed by Stride Treglown for the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) at Oxfordshire’s Harwell Science and Innovation Campus. The five-storey building at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) will provide... View Article