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

Groundbreaking ceremony celebrates start of Victory Quay development in Portsmouth Portsmouth, UK – 6 October 2025 – A significant milestone was marked as VIVID, joined by local leaders and community representatives, officially broke ground on Victory Quay, a landmark development... View Article

8 October 2025 – A 724-bed student accommodation development at Little Donegall Street, Belfast, has officially topped out. Biscuit Factory, a £50 million project delivered by GRAHAM on behalf of LDS Dev Co, with Lacuna Developments acting as development manager,... View Article

Housebuilder & Developer’s Kim Neville recently visited Samsung’s Climate Solutions new training centre in Chertsey to explore innovations in decarbonising housing. From the outside, the building appears modest, but inside it houses first-class training facilities to support specification for Future... View Article

Barratt Homes West Scotland has unveiled the first CGI images of its highly anticipated new development, Lennox Gardens, in Glenboig, North Lanarkshire. The collection of stylish two, three and four-bedroom homes is already generating strong interest from first-time buyers and growing... View Article

Plans for 211 new supported housing apartments at the heart of the Seaham Garden Village have been submitted for approval. The new homes, designed to help people with differing levels of care and support needs to live well and independently,... View Article