Steve Jones, Sales Director at NBP (Northern Building Plastics), shares his thoughts on the rising demand for garden buildings, and what it means for materials, supply chains and self-builders. Why garden buildings are on the rise The way we use... View Article

A leading housing association has submitted plans for its biggest ever development in Gloucestershire. Bromford is seeking permission to build 217 new homes on a 19.5 acre site in Matson, close to the M5 motorway. The site had previously been... View Article

Comment Piece: Yaron Rosenblum, co-founder and CEO of flexible office provider, Canvas Offices As hybrid and flexible models continue to change the way we work, there’s growing awareness that the conventional office environment doesn’t suit everyone, particularly those who are... View Article

NHBC’s BEYOND ’26 LIVE to tackle housing growth, net zero and the Future Homes Standard The UK’s house-building sector is gearing up to address its most urgent challenges, from housing market growth and climate change to the Future Homes Standard... View Article

Local MP visits housing development to celebrate award-winning site manager  Frank McNally, MP for Coatbridge and Bellshill, visited Barratt Homes’ Calder Gardens development today to celebrate award-winning site manager Alistair Grant, and discuss the wider benefits of the development for... View Article

Owl Partnerships, one of the Midlands’ leading SME affordable housing developers, was​ announced as Residential Dev eloper of the Year at the 2025 Insider East Midlands Property Dinner last week (11 September 2025).​  The Tamworth-based housebuilder is currently delivering 300 affordable... View Article

To coincide with Fire Door Safety Week (which takes place 22-26 September), Steve Goodburn, Business Development Director at Pyroguard, discusses the importance of a system-based approach and the transition to EN fire door testing standards. “Fire Door Safety Week provides... View Article

Runnymede Borough Council has completed the acquisition of 13 new affordable homes at Cala Homes’ Maple Croft development on Thorpe Lea Road, Egham. The Council will take ownership of 10 one-and-two-bedroom apartments and three two-bedroom terraced houses at Cala’s development.... View Article

A North East housing association has been named one of the UK’s best charity and not-for-profit workplaces for the second year in a row. Home Group was listed among 17 large UK businesses named as 2025 winners by Great Place... View Article

BTP Architects has completed work on 12 apartments for people moving on from homelessness or rough sleeping towards independent living. Built in partnership with MSV Housing and Trafford Council, the new £1.4 million Shawe View, Urmston, scheme provides 12 fully furnished one-bedroom... View Article

Latimer, the development arm of Clarion Housing Group has broken ground on the £145 million transformation of the former Boddingtons Brewery on Great Ducie Street in central Manchester. A significant milestone paving the way for 505 new homes, 60% of... View Article

NHBC is supporting the Association for Rental Living (ARL) to deliver a webinar examining the processes and challenges associated with unlocking brownfield sites for mixed tenure development. Those attending the webinar will join experts from NHBC and the rental living... View Article

A group of fearless colleagues from a Midlands social landlord have raised £5,110 for the NSPCC. The team from Platform Housing Group swapped solid ground for the skies earlier this month to raise vital funds for the organisation’s corporate charity... View Article

Will Newett of Newett Homes comments on the impact of the standard of energy efficient homes:    “With energy bills still stubbornly high and household budgets under pressure, we’re seeing a fundamental shift in buyer priorities. Energy efficiency is now a dealbreaker... View Article

Poole-based affordable housing specialist AJC Group has announced a major progress update on its company mission to build ‘500 in 5’; 500 homes for social housing in five years. The company has revealed that 328 homes have now been delivered... View Article

A round table held this week in London exploring the practical challenges and benefits of specifying secondary heating systems for new homes, in the light of the recent Government announcement that wood burning stoves would in fact be permitted in... View Article