A Midlands housing association has been named as runner up in a prestigious community award. Platform Housing Group has been commended in the Collaborative Working category in the 2025 Building Communities Awards. The awards recognise and champion professionalism, excellence and... View Article

Midlands-based homebuilder, Cameron Homes, has now started works on its new development in the village of Bomere Heath in Shropshire. Located on Shrewsbury Road, the Willow Rise development will offer a range of 62 homes, appealing to a wide range of... View Article

Yorkshire housebuilder, Newett Homes, has announced three senior appointments, reaffirming its commitment to growth and strengthening its senior leadership team, as the firm continues to build on its 2025/26 landbank for future development. Jennifer Tupman has been appointed as Chief... View Article

Essex-based housing association CHP is delighted to announce a new, long-term partnership with NewArch Homes. NewArch Homes, a registered provider of social housing owned by the Octopus Affordable Housing Fund, has bought 220 homes from CHP, 59 of which are... View Article

As temperatures rise and water systems become more active, industry experts are urging facilities managers to prioritise rapid Legionella testing as part of their spring maintenance plans. As most facilities managers will already know, Legionella pneumophila, the bacteria responsible for Legionnaires’ disease, poses a serious public... View Article

Premium housebuilder Redrow has once again earned the top five-star rating by The Home Builders Federation (HBF). Redrow is delivering homes in Hampshire and is proud to be delivering this service for homeowners in the region. The national homebuilder, whose has... View Article

Career progression is important, but for most of the 44 colleagues who’ve worked for Peabody for more than 30 years, the thing they value the most is their colleagues.  “It’s all about the people,” said Carl Singh, who started out... View Article

VIVID, the fifth largest housebuilder among housing associations in England and a leading provider of affordable homes, is excited to announce the completion of 18 new affordable homes at the former Odeon cinema on Laburnum Grove in North End, Portsmouth.... View Article

Two Rivers Housing has officially bought its repairs team back in house and closed its facilities management company Centigen Facilities Management (Centigen FM). The Gloucestershire-based housing association announced plans to bring repairs back in house in February this year. Since... View Article

NBS’ latest sustainability survey reveals two-thirds of architects say sustainability is often sidelined in strategy and briefing stages Key Findings 84% of construction professionals believe sustainability is best addressed during the strategy and brief stage, yet this is not widespread... View Article

Award-winning homebuilder Spitfire Homes has completed the acquisition of a 1.6 acre site formerly occupied by West Midlands Police, located on Rose Road, in Harborne. Having recently completed the nearby Beaufort collection on Norfolk Road in Edgbaston, Spitfire intends to transform the... View Article

A new three-storey office/Laboratory building has completed at Peterhouse Technology Park in Cambridge. Designed by Scott Brownrigg for British Land, ‘The Optic’ provides over 100,000 sq ft of prime office and flexible laboratory space and forms part of a wider... View Article

Nicholas Harris, the long-standing Chief Executive of leading affordable housing provider, Stonewater, has announced he is to step down after almost a decade in the role. His decision has been carefully considered and is led by his wish to spend... View Article

One of the Midlands largest housing associations in partnership with one of the UK’s top house builders has handed over a new retirement village in Hereford. Platform Housing Group and Vistry Group have delivered the 80 one and two bedroom... View Article

The UK’s most progressive building services professional body announces a complete brand overhaul – including a new name that reflects its evolving focus. Today, the Building Services Research and Intelligence Association (BSRIA) announces its new brand identity, better reflecting its... View Article

This week England’s largest not-for-profit later-living provider, Anchor, celebrated the Topping Out of its brand-new development, Stowe Central at Peglar’s Way, Wichelstowe, near Swindon. The event was attended by senior Anchor personnel, representatives of McCarthy Stone and stakeholders from Swindon... View Article

Integritas Property Group has announced the expansion of its development team with the addition of four new professionals, each bringing a wealth of expertise. The new hires include Dan James – Planner; Paul Smiles – Design Manager; Gareth Davies –... View Article

A careers event on Friday 28th March at The Harris Girls’ Academy in Bromley saw leading independent housebuilder Dandara participate in an engaging, interactive day to promote careers in construction among young women. Currently, women make up only 15% of the... View Article

A land deal has been completed that will pave the way for 111 new homes in Guide Post, South East Northumberland. The acquisition, by Consett based housebuilder Amethyst Homes, means that the planning application can now be brought forward for... View Article