Steps to stair safety

For many, the staircase is a central feature of any new home, and for self-builds it offers the ability to truly put a unique and personal mark on a property. As ever, aesthetic must go hand in hand with safety,... View Article

SevenHomes acquires £25m Cheltenham site

SevenHomes, the housebuilding arm of leading UK property investment and development company SevenCapital, has acquired a 5.45 Acre piece of land in Cheltenham for £25 million. Located off Old Gloucester Road, to the North West of Cheltenham, the site, named... View Article

Cheshire homebuilder sets out green agenda

Building A-rated homes is just the first step towards an ambitious Green Agenda, independent developer Archway Homes has pledged. The Cheshire-based family-run business believes the new homes industry can lead by example in helping cut carbon emissions. Rachael Whelan, Land... View Article

Ex-Redrow Group Sales & Marketing Director joins Yourkeys

Dave Bexon, previously Group Sales and Marketing Director at Redrow, the UK’s sixth largest Housebuilder, has recently joined PropTech start-up, Yourkeys. Bexon, who has recently left Redrow, joined Yourkeys, tasked with helping expand their customer base with housebuilders and estate... View Article

Graven Hill invites house-hunters to show home launch event

Graven Hill, the UK’s largest self and custom build development in Bicester, Oxfordshire, is inviting prospective homeowners to take an exclusive look inside its latest show home on Saturday 29 February. The three-bedroom property, designed by Charlie Luxton in partnership... View Article

Birmingham will require planning permission for small HMOs

A citywide direction on houses in multiple occupation is being introduced by Birmingham City Council from June 2020, giving the council greater control over the conversion of residential properties in the city. The Article 4 direction will mean that planning... View Article

Tenant found guilty of attempted Right to Buy fraud

A council tenant has received a 20 month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, for fraudulently attempting to purchase a three bedroom house with a £80,900 discount. Debbie Mclean, 54, from Hove, was prosecuted by Lewes District Council after claiming... View Article

Landlords demand a speeding up of court processes

Courts across the country are struggling to cope with the volume of property repossession cases they are hearing, with private landlords warning this could reduce the supply of homes available for rent in the future. The delays are worse in... View Article

221 homes approved for Ebbsfleet Garden City

Ebbsfleet Garden City will get a further 221 homes after plans were approved for a scheme by Bellway Homes. 86 houses and 135 apartments, 30 per cent of which are affordable including three wheelchair accessible homes, were approved by Ebbsfleet... View Article

Social sector has lessons to learn over furnished tenancies

The End Furniture Poverty organisation claims the social housing sector has lessons to learn from the private rented sector over the use of furnished tenancies. While furnished tenancies are commonplace in the private sector, they are rarely found in social... View Article