Stuart Andrew has been appointed Housing Minister in the recent Cabinet reshuffle, replacing Cristopher Pincher. As MP for Pudsey, Horsforth and Aireborough, Andrew previously held the roles of Deputy Chief Whip, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of... View Article

The architects behind Oriel, the new Moorfields Eye Hospital and an award-winning campus for Birkbeck University of London has completed a new research facility for UCL. PEARL is the first-of-its-kind laboratory that can simulate the urban environment to test how people use infrastructure... View Article

Our home designs are an identifying aspect of our nation’s culture. Wood panelling, bay windows, and stone bricks are instantly recognisable as a product of British construction when compared to other homes around the world. As we progress through the... View Article

Golding Homes has received a Sustainable Homes Index For Tomorrow (SHIFT) 2021 silver award.  SHIFT is the sustainability standard for the housing sector. The accreditation assesses the environmental footprint of an organisation, recognising projects and achievements that have made an... View Article

Much needed new accommodation for Manchester’s growing student community developed by Alumno has reached the landmark topping out stage on schedule with the structure of the building now complete. Built on a site south of the city centre previously occupied... View Article

An internal promotion at housebuilder Gleeson Homes sees Wayne Sutton appointed as Regional Managing Director in its Yorkshire East region. Wayne joined Gleeson in October 2019 as Operations Manager for the Tees Valley region and within months was promoted to... View Article

The BEIS Select Committee have been accused of “deliberately misreading” Ministerial plans for decarbonising UK homes in its latest report, published this week, according to Mike Foster, chief executive of the not for profit trade body Energy and Utilities Alliance.... View Article

If you were to design a building that puts occupants’ happiness first, what would it look like? How would the materials, form and layout support healthy ways of living and working? From the author of 2018’s hugely successful Happy by... View Article

On the 4th February, the world watched Beijing celebrate the start of the 2022 Winter Olympics as the world’s first dual Olympic city. The only new permanent venue for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games, the National Speed Skating... View Article

“Now we know the impact of the global energy crisis upon the average consumer, a price cap increase of £693 to £1971 a year. Millions more households will now be thrown into fuel poverty, through no fault of their own... View Article

One of Nottingham’s most recently refurbished spaces is a finalist for three awards at this year’s British Council for Offices (BCO) Midlands and Central England Awards. Architecture and interior design firm CPMG Architects oversaw the internal refit of the Grade... View Article

Responding to the commitment in the Levelling Up White Paper to halve the number of poor quality rented homes, Cllr Darren Rodwell, housing spokesperson for the Local Government Association (LGA), said: “Councils want all tenants to be able to live... View Article

A swathe of councils could follow two Hertfordshire authorities who rejected their local plans in the wake of the government’s decision to reverse proposed planning reform. The construction industry fears Conservative-run Hertsmere and Welwyn Hatfield borough councils’ move to revise their... View Article