The construction industry has reacted with a range of positive and negative statements to the changes announced to the National Planning Policy Framework, which could have major implications for the housebuilding sector in 2025, although there remain several areas which... View Article

Award-winning housebuilder, The Hill Group, has agreed its first Build to Rent forward funding deal with Lloyds Living, marking an important milestone in the company’s expansion into the growing BTR sector. This inaugural project, in partnership with Lloyds Living, is for 264... View Article

A recent groundbreaking ceremony marked the start of construction work on a new mixed-use development, which is part of the wider Sanlin Riverside project in Shanghai. Designed by Foster + Partners, the development includes state-of-the-art offices to the north of... View Article

Barratt Homes Bristol’s Senior Technical Co-ordinator Stacey Taylor has just been elected onto the Executive Board of the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT), the first woman to be appointed Honorary Treasurer. Stacey, who started in the construction industry at... View Article

Energy efficiency works on homes in Coventry have reached a key milestone with more than 1,000 homes completed. This marks the halfway point in Citizen’s wave two decarbonisation project which is part of the Government’s social housing decarbonisation fund. The... View Article

Planning Reform working paper: planning committees Response from Nick Diment, Director, Boyer (part of Leaders Romans Group): On 9 December the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) published the second in a series of working papers, on the topic of Planning Committees.... View Article

Tender prices increased by an estimated average of 0.8% between 3Q2024 and 4Q2024, according to the latest data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS). The increase resulted in 2.3% annual growth in the BCIS All-in Tender Price Index, down from a peak... View Article

Detailed plans for 89 new homes in Bexhill-on-Sea have been approved, paving the way for the construction of a new development off Turkey Road. Bellway South London’s full application to develop the nine-acre site, which will be known as Highwoods... View Article

Bellway North London’s development of 259 new homes in Hazlemere will bring investment of more than £7 million in local infrastructure and facilities. The housebuilder has started work on the new properties at Pennwood Grange, a 21-acre site located to... View Article

The University of Huddersfield’s Architectural Technology programme has received its re-accreditation certificate from the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT). The BSc (Hons) in Architectural Technology runs alongside BA (Hons) Architecture, with both courses continuing the University’s outstanding, decades-long reputation in the profession.... View Article