The UK’s most comprehensive construction and design show is back! London Build, taking place at Excel London on 25th & 26th November 2026, will bring together the entire built environment industry for two days of networking, innovation, entertainment and business... View Article

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. — In 2034, as the global football community converges on Saudi Arabia for the FIFA World Cup, attention will focus on the nation’s impressive stock of world-class stadiums. This collection will feature newly built venues to support... View Article

Northstone and Great Places Housing Group are celebrating the completion of their first two developments delivered in partnership, Breacla in Lancaster and Abri in Wigan, marking a major milestone in a collaboration built on shared ambitions for quality, sustainability and... View Article

The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has published details today (9 June 2026) setting out how it proposes to update and future-proof economic regulation to help the sector achieve more and better social homes. RSH is looking to engage with... View Article

By Rob Norton, UK Director, PlanRadar When I speak to housebuilders about the target for 1.5 million new homes, one question keeps coming back. We have set the pace, but have we set the controls?  The Government’s target has put... View Article

Andy Smith, Director at KeyTracker.  Housebuilding sites have become increasingly complex environments to manage. Multi-phase developments, larger subcontractor networks and tighter delivery schedules have all added pressure on developers and principal contractors to maintain safe, efficient and well-controlled operations. At... View Article

A Grade II listed landmark site in Derby city centre that shut in 1967 is preparing to welcome its first residents. An initial tranche of 31 family homes are ready to move into at Wavensmere Homes’ £80m Friar Gate Goods... View Article

Drainage issues are rising as outdoor projects surge, with pooling water and failing paving becoming common. Many homeowners discover too late that surface water management is a structural decision, not an afterthought. Award-winning landscaper and Bradstone Assured installer Darren Plumridge... View Article

Stansted-based developer City & Country has been recommended for planning approval for two residential schemes in Essex, comprising up to 300 homes on the edge of Stansted and up to 180 homes adjacent to Birchanger. The Stansted scheme includes a... View Article

Designs for 619 Brickell, a new residential tower in the heart of Miami, have been released. Developed by 13th Floor Investments and Key International, the 75-story building is located on a prime waterfront site adjacent to Brickell Park, offering expansive... View Article

Located in Kodra e Diellit, the fastest-growing district of Tirana, the Nest and Cascades are new additions to the community. Renowned for its colourful post-communist architecture and vibrant café culture, Tirana is the capital of Albania with almost one million... View Article

Social housing landlord ForHousing, in partnership with Homes England, is proud to announce that works have begun on site for the new development at 168–172 Liverpool Road, Cadishead. The scheme will deliver nine high-quality homes, including six one-bedroom and three... View Article

Neil Turner, UK Technical Manager at Ecological Building Systems, sets out the case for natural thermal plaster as an effective and architecturally sympathetic insulation solution for solid-wall retrofit. “The retrofit of historic and traditional buildings poses a common conundrum for... View Article

The Regulator of Social Housing has published its decision to de-register Pivotal Housing Association from the register of social housing providers today (4 June 2026). RSH has taken action due to Pivotal’s persistent and long-standing failure to deliver the outcomes... View Article

Early design choices set the majority of a building’s environmental footprint. That makes upfront embodied carbon a project inception issue.  By Dr Lee Jones, Head of Sustainability at Hubexo NBS  Across UK construction, carbon reporting has become a regular task... View Article

Housebuilding group untypical, which builds under the brands Hopkins Homes and Tilia Homes, has committed to entering every forthcoming site into the Building for a Healthy Life (BHL) assessment process from the planning stage. The pledge comes as untypical was... View Article

Demolition work has started to clear the way for a new housing development on the site of the former Queen Alexandra College in North Shields. National housing partnership specialist Lovell bought the four-acre site off Queen Alexandra Road in March... View Article

The Regulator of Social Housing has published the results of its quarterly survey of private registered providers’ financial health, covering the period from 1 January to 31 March 2026 today (Wednesday 3 June 2026). Investment in the sector remains robust, with... View Article

Flint Housing strengthens its London presence with 260 additional new Social Homes in Barking and Enfield. Flint Housing has acquired 88 new homes at Horizons, part of Bellway’s Fielders Quarter development in Barking Riverside. A deal has also been reached for... View Article

Builders risk having sites shut down immediately if they fail to comply with a new ban on the dry cutting of engineered stone, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has warned, as the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) launches a... View Article