New Homes Quality Board publishes 2024 Impact Report

The New Homes Quality Board (NHQB) – the organisation established to improve customer experience in buying and moving into a new home – has released its 2024 Impact Report. The report details the progress NHQB has made during 2024 and... View Article

Affordable homes on the way for Wornington Green

Hundreds more much-needed homes, including more than 200 for social rent, will be built as part of the regeneration of Wornington Green, after Peabody’s plans for the third and final phase of the project were green-lit by the council. At... View Article

Futurebuild 2025 wraps up another landmark event 

  Futurebuild 2025 has once again proven itself as the premier event uniting the built environment, bringing together thousands of industry professionals to drive lasting change. Across three action-packed days, the event was a powerhouse of innovation, collaboration, and policy-driven... View Article

Housebuilders can leverage technology

In response to the UK’s growing housing crisis, the Government has pledged to build 1.5 million new homes by 2029, equating to around 370,000 per year. But how can digital technologies help housebuilders to meet this target, all while simultaneously... View Article

Duplex 120 Riser Door

The Duplex 120 Riser Door is a premium fire-rated access panel designed for maximum safety and durability. Offering 120-minute fire resistance on both sides, it ensures superior protection in high-risk areas. Constructed from robust materials, it provides a secure and aesthetic solution for concealing... View Article

An electric shock

David Barrett of EHC discusses the major change coming in June which will affect over 900,000 electricity meters in UK homes with night storage heaters, and what this means for landlords. The Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) is a nationwide system... View Article

New homes ‘top out’ at St Ann’s Hospital site

Hundreds of much-needed new homes for London have moved a step closer to completion, with the “topping out” of 240 homes on the former St Ann’s Hospital site in South Tottenham. Not-for-profit housing association Peabody and development partner The Hill... View Article

NHBC announces Apprentices of the Year

House-building apprentices have been recognised today at the National House Building Council’s (NHBC) annual graduation ceremony held at its headquarters in Milton Keynes. As a leading training provider for the house-building industry, NHBC’s training is shaping and growing the future... View Article

Students create housing ideas to tackle homelessness

Students from the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture & Built Environment at Robert Gordon University (RGU) have been working on developing social housing for homeless or displaced young people in Aberdeen. The second-year students studying the University’s new MSci Advanced Architectural... View Article

Platform Housing Group Doubles EMTN Programme to £2bn

Platform Housing Group, one of the largest housing associations in the Midlands, has doubled its Euro Medium Term Note (“EMTN”) programme (rated A+ by S&P and Fitch) to £2bn and at the same time published a new Sustainable Finance Framework.... View Article

Bancon Group celebrates 50th anniversary

TV’s George Clarke to talk about the importance of home at the premier event in the Scottish home building sector calendar Leading Aberdeenshire housebuilding and construction firm Bancon Group is to mark the start of its 50th anniversary celebrations through its... View Article

Sydney’s Parkline Place development completes

Oxford Properties Group (‘Oxford’), Mitsubishi Estate Asia (‘MEA’), and Investa’s Parkline Place development, a 39-storey commercial tower above the new Gadigal Station in Sydney, has completed. Foster + Partners worked as part of the team that established an integrated approach... View Article