Minister supports review of Welsh rental housing tax

The Welsh Minister for Climate Change, Julie James MS, has supported the need to review the way the private rented sector is taxed Speaking at an event to launch the National Residential Landlords Association’s (NRLA) State of the Welsh Private... View Article

Bathroom technology: A smart choice

Today’s consumers have lived through some of the biggest technological changes in the home since the industrial revolution. Sophie Weston of Geberit looks at the untapped potential in bathroom spaces that housebuilders can offer.  The ‘hotelisation’ of the home has... View Article

Use the right channels to lighten the load

When it comes to specifying drainage channels, there are vital factors that enable a system to meet requirements of a housing development project. Rob Butcher of ACO Water Management looks at the standards that must be upheld from the earliest... View Article

How to specify the right underfloor heating system

As gas boilers are phased out, now is the time to re-think domestic heating, says Richard Bateman, Product Marketing Manager at RWC. By pairing modern heat pumps with underfloor heating, homes can become more efficient, more comfortable, and cheaper to... View Article

Danfloor offer EPD’s for their core carpet ranges

Danfloor’s Evolution, Economix and Equinox Carpet Collections now have independently verified EPDs, which have been assessed on a cradle-to-grave basis. Danfloor is committed to ensuring that its manufacturing processes are conducted as ethically and environmentally as possible whilst ensuring that... View Article

Growth under threat from demolition

Patrick Mooney, housing consultant and news editor of Housing, Management & Maintenance magazine discusses how the push to demolish ageing buildings could seriously undermine social housing’s growth agenda. Efforts to increase the stock of council housing to meet the growing... View Article

eHome2: to 2025 and beyond

Oliver Novakovic of Barratt Developments takes us inside the Energy House 2.0 test project in Salford, focusing on eHome2 – the three-bedroom family home built by Barratt & Saint-Gobain with a host of product innovations to take it past the... View Article

Sir Michael Hopkins dies at 88

Influential British architect Sir Michael Hopkins CBE has died at the age of 88. He was one of the most renowned British architects of recent decades, with projects including Portcullis House at the Palace of Westminster, the Mound Stand at... View Article

Garador sponsors new charity race

Garador has played a major role in the West Country’s first ever Race from the Base charity event. This brand new event was organised to raise funds for the Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance, and Garador was a key sponsor, providing... View Article

Reconnect with nature to design more people-centred spaces

Since ancient times, people have taken advantage of nature’s ingenuity to create more comfortable, durable and functional interiors. As a product of the natural world, people themselves are inherently drawn to these organic textiles and natural finishes, which work with... View Article