Leading UK planning and development consultancy has announced the appointment of a new Associate Director as it continues to expand its operations in the capital in response to growing demand. Andrea MacGregor-Barbour has joined Lichfields and is based in the... View Article

The ultimate success of the government’s New Homes Accelerator programme could hinge on its potential to find immediate solutions to the complexity of the current planning process for new developments, according to a property development finance expert. The New Homes... View Article

In a groundbreaking move that sets a new industry standard, Hopkins Homes has become the first housebuilder in the UK to offer an unprecedented 10-year Zero Energy Bills guarantee. This landmark announcement comes as the company extends its partnership with... View Article

Voices from across the construction industry including housebuilding and architectural firms have responded to the damning report into design and construction practices and organisational failings on Grenfell Tower authored by Sir Martin More-Bick. The mammoth 1700-page document included key recommendations... View Article

Barratt London is bringing its latest collection of homes at their landmark Hendon Waterside development in NW9 to the market. Designed to provide high-quality apartments across four residential blocks, Parkside Square will comprise 236 one, two, three-bedroom apartments and landscaped... View Article

Mark White, Managing Director of Hampshire-based housebuilder Bargate Homes, has been selected to chair the Future Homes Hub’s SME liaison group. The Hub was established in October 2021 to facilitate the collaboration needed within the new homes sector to help... View Article

Leading UK architectural practice John Robertson Architects (JRA) has completed the fitout of 6 Arne  Street, a 4,500 sq ft former retail unit which forms part of the wider Grainhouse complex, for Helix – a  Hines company. A 91,000 sq... View Article

Cala Homes (West) has begun the handover of 105 affordable homes to East Renfrewshire Council as part of the homebuilder’s masterplan at its Maidenhill community in Newton Mearns.  Within Cala’s development at the coveted East Renfrewshire location, 105 homes in... View Article

Bouygues UK has been appointed as lead contractor to build a new secondary school for the Department of Education in Grove, Oxfordshire.St John’s Academy, a £28.2 project for Vale Academy Trust, will be built alongside the already completed primary school... View Article

Practice also appoints specialist Passivhouse architect to support flourishing Net Zero capabilities September 2024: Award-winning architecture practice SPASE has announced a series of high profile project wins, following the completion of several milestone heritage restorations in Dorset. Led by Stefan Pitman, the studio’s... View Article

Top 10 UK housebuilder, Keepmoat, has committed to investing £83 million into revitalising a former RAF base in Weston-super-Mare as part of a wider regeneration scheme across the seaside town. The Winterstoke Gate development, part of Parklands Village, will provide 425... View Article

Avant Homes Central has appointed a construction director as the housebuilder further implements its multi-tenure expansion strategy within the region. Matt Rodgers has been promoted from head of construction having initially joined Avant Homes Central as area construction manager in October... View Article

August 2024: Rangeford Villages continue to expand their specialist sales team with the appointment of Joanna Wady as Regional Sales Manager. Joanna will work across all five of their current later-living developments for the over 60s in the UK. Joanna has... View Article

The second and final report on the causes of the Grenfell Tower fire, which killed 72 people in June 2017 has been released, recommending a series of major changes for the construction industry. The panel presenting the report consisted of... View Article

Revitalising an industrial terrain situated along Munich’s line 3 U-Bahn, in Obersendling; Sugar Valley is new neighbourhood that’s rich in greenery, designed to host an array of architectural typologies, and organised along a 400m long central plaza The Obersendling district,... View Article

Avant Homes East Midlands will deliver 79 new homes near Hinckley, after being granted planning permission for a £20m multi-tenure development. Called Chestnut Acres and located off Lychgate Lane in Burbage, the development will comprise a mix of two-, three- and... View Article