Councillors, including two portfolio holders, from New Forest District Council were hosted at a new housing development in Ashurst this week, where work is underway to build 62 new affordable homes. The development is being delivered by VIVID, one of... View Article

As champions of social value, Procure Plus prides itself on working with partners that deliver real and lasting change. Embassy, a leading homelessness charity in Greater Manchester, is a standout example – tackling the homelessness cycle head-on with an integrated... View Article

Lincolnshire Housing Partnership (LHP) has partnered with property solutions company Fortem to launch a new online customer portal, designed to keep residents informed and supported throughout planned maintenance or retrofit works in their homes. Accessible in multiple languages, the portal... View Article

Watford-based housebuilder Barratt David Wilson North Thames has appointed a new Managing Director to lead the division’s next period of growth. Bill Beyzade will be responsible for overall management and strategic direction as the division seeks to significantly increase delivery in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire... View Article

Vistry Group and L&Q, the joint-venture partners delivering Acton Gardens, have forward sold 110 affordable homes in Phases 9.3, 9.5 and 9.6 to Ealing Council, helping to accelerate progress at one of London’s most ambitious estate regeneration programmes. The 110... View Article

A Midlands based housing association, Platform Housing Group, is proud to announce its commitment to the Homes for Nature initiative, an industry leading campaign developed by the Future Homes Hub. This bold, voluntary pledge aims to embed wildlife supportive features... View Article

NHBC was pleased to support the Association for Rental Living (ARL) in the delivery of a recent webinar, which examined the processes and challenges associated with brownfield site development. Unlocking brownfield sites for mixed tenure development attracted a broad mix of industry... View Article

Leading housing association Sovereign Network Group (SNG) has secured planning permission to redevelop its Windmill Court site in Mortimer Common, near Reading, into 24 high-quality affordable homes. The scheme will transform the former over-55’s accommodation, which had become outdated, into... View Article

An award-winning SME housebuilder today called for single‑storey “lateral living” to be a core plank of the UK’s housing strategy to free up family homes and meet the needs of an ageing population. New research from the HomeOwners Alliance has... View Article

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has rebranded as the Council for Vertical Urbanism (CVU) to reflect a global refocus on “vertical ecosystems” away from tall buildings as a goal in themselves. The Council commented on the organisation’s... View Article

Hampshire-headquartered Bargate has been crowned winner of Premier Guarantee’s 2025 ‘Development of the Year’ for its landmark Heritage Place scheme at North Stoneham Park, Eastleigh. The award for 151+ Units recognises Heritage Place, a £97m neighbourhood of 322 homes set... View Article

Vistry Group, through its Countryside Partnerships brand, and L&Q have hit a major milestone in their ambitious Beam Park regeneration project in East London – topping out the highest point of the third phase. This latest phase will deliver 520... View Article

Families have just moved into their new affordable homes in a new 40-home neighbourhood in a Norfolk village. Flagship Homes, part of Bromford Flagship, has celebrated finishing the project off Chalk Lane in Narborough, between Swaffham and King’s Lynn. The homes... View Article

Award-winning Studio LBA appointed as lead architect by Destiny Scotland Planning has been submitted for the conversion of B-Listed buildings on Edinburgh’s prominent Princes Street and Hanover Street into 24 high-quality serviced apartments and office headquarters for Destiny Scotland. Luxury... View Article

Planning Portal, the digital platform through which more than 95% of planning applications in England are submitted, has recorded a surge in the number of new homes applied for in the third quarter of 2025. The number of new homes... View Article

An office designed entirely around circular economy principles, a 3,300m2 living wall and a former infirmary transformed into a modern office and events space, were just three of the amazing office innovations highlighted at the BCO’s National Awards event. The... View Article

O&H’s mixed-use development in Mayfair is under construction. Designed by Foster + Partners and occupying a significant corner site on London’s New Bond Street and Grafton Street, the project will create high-end retail and flexible office space in the heart... View Article