A Grade II listed landmark site in Derby city centre that shut in 1967 is preparing to welcome its first residents. An initial tranche of 31 family homes are ready to move into at Wavensmere Homes’ £80m Friar Gate Goods... View Article

Drainage issues are rising as outdoor projects surge, with pooling water and failing paving becoming common. Many homeowners discover too late that surface water management is a structural decision, not an afterthought. Award-winning landscaper and Bradstone Assured installer Darren Plumridge... View Article

Stansted-based developer City & Country has been recommended for planning approval for two residential schemes in Essex, comprising up to 300 homes on the edge of Stansted and up to 180 homes adjacent to Birchanger. The Stansted scheme includes a... View Article

Designs for 619 Brickell, a new residential tower in the heart of Miami, have been released. Developed by 13th Floor Investments and Key International, the 75-story building is located on a prime waterfront site adjacent to Brickell Park, offering expansive... View Article

Located in Kodra e Diellit, the fastest-growing district of Tirana, the Nest and Cascades are new additions to the community. Renowned for its colourful post-communist architecture and vibrant café culture, Tirana is the capital of Albania with almost one million... View Article

Social housing landlord ForHousing, in partnership with Homes England, is proud to announce that works have begun on site for the new development at 168–172 Liverpool Road, Cadishead. The scheme will deliver nine high-quality homes, including six one-bedroom and three... View Article

Neil Turner, UK Technical Manager at Ecological Building Systems, sets out the case for natural thermal plaster as an effective and architecturally sympathetic insulation solution for solid-wall retrofit. “The retrofit of historic and traditional buildings poses a common conundrum for... View Article

The Regulator of Social Housing has published its decision to de-register Pivotal Housing Association from the register of social housing providers today (4 June 2026). RSH has taken action due to Pivotal’s persistent and long-standing failure to deliver the outcomes... View Article

Early design choices set the majority of a building’s environmental footprint. That makes upfront embodied carbon a project inception issue.  By Dr Lee Jones, Head of Sustainability at Hubexo NBS  Across UK construction, carbon reporting has become a regular task... View Article

Housebuilding group untypical, which builds under the brands Hopkins Homes and Tilia Homes, has committed to entering every forthcoming site into the Building for a Healthy Life (BHL) assessment process from the planning stage. The pledge comes as untypical was... View Article

Demolition work has started to clear the way for a new housing development on the site of the former Queen Alexandra College in North Shields. National housing partnership specialist Lovell bought the four-acre site off Queen Alexandra Road in March... View Article

The Regulator of Social Housing has published the results of its quarterly survey of private registered providers’ financial health, covering the period from 1 January to 31 March 2026 today (Wednesday 3 June 2026). Investment in the sector remains robust, with... View Article

Flint Housing strengthens its London presence with 260 additional new Social Homes in Barking and Enfield. Flint Housing has acquired 88 new homes at Horizons, part of Bellway’s Fielders Quarter development in Barking Riverside. A deal has also been reached for... View Article

Builders risk having sites shut down immediately if they fail to comply with a new ban on the dry cutting of engineered stone, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has warned, as the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) launches a... View Article

Leading independent construction and property management consultant, Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) has announced the appointment of Nicole Bisson as Business Development Partner, a new role created as part of its growth strategy. Nicole has decades of experience leading strategic growth and business development for global professional services firms across the built environment, including... View Article

The Regulator of Social Housing has launched an independent evaluation to look at the impact of its consumer regulation. RSH wants to  evidence what impact the reforms – introduced in April 2024 – have had for social housing tenants and... View Article

Mosscare St Vincent’s Housing (MSV) is pleased to announce a new partnership with one of the UK’s largest homebuilders, Bellway, following a formal exchange of terms to acquire 122 homes at the former Gatley Golf Course in Heald Green, Stockport. ... View Article

Bellway has achieved a gold award in the Next Generation Benchmark which assesses sustainability practices in the country’s largest housebuilding companies. The award recognises Bellway’s achievements and ongoing commitment to sustainability across eight key areas. The survey ranked Bellway in... View Article

Construction work has started on a new development of energy-efficient homes in Billericay. Bellway is building 47 properties at Mayflower Mews on a 3.5-acre site on the southern edge of the Essex town, off Southend Road. The development of one,... View Article