Lincolnshire Housing Partnership announces new CEO

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

Why the smart money is on new builds in 2026

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

W20 steel windows bridge heritage aesthetics and modern living

As home renovation remains popular, and with the focus being on the acquisition and refurbishment of rural properties, this has resulted in Steel Window Association (SWA) members reporting a higher than usual demand for the replacement of the traditional W20 style windows. The W20 closely replicates... View Article

Edwardian house benefits from sealant tape

ISO-Chemie’s thermal insulating and load bearing bracket support system is providing energy efficiency improvements to an Edwardian property in Oxfordshire. WINFRAMER units have been retrofitted as part of an initiative to bring the poorly insulated solid walled house built in... View Article

John Lewis scraps housebuilding programme

The John Lewis Partnership has announced it is withdrawing from its Build to Rent property business, citing a fundamental shift in the economic conditions that underpinned the venture when it launched in 2020. The move comes as part of a... View Article