David Hannah – Group Chairman of Cornerstone Tax – comments on how the current landscape isn’t working for tenants and landlords alike Exclusive data from Cornerstone Tax has revealed that 24% of London renters have been forced to move rental... View Article

Construction of 62 new affordable homes – including 20 for Gateshead’s Jewish community – is underway. The Gateshead Regeneration Partnership (GRP) is using finance created from the sale of around 50 houses to be built elsewhere in the borough to part fund... View Article

IndiNature (www.indinature.co), based in the Scottish Borders, has become the first UK company manufacturing industrial hemp insulation to achieve a full agrément certificate from the British Board of Agrément (BBA). This means that the company’s innovative and sustainable insulation products can... View Article

Leading developer Elevate Property Group started 2024 in style with the completion of £90m of regeneration projects, delivering hundreds of new homes in the Midlands. Trent Bridge Quays – a four-year city centre riverside scheme – sees 150 homes and... View Article

Selencky Parsons architects recently unveiled their latest project, Bexhill Road, showcasing remarkable design concepts alongside impactful lighting solutions from Industville. Join us as we ask some questions to Sam Selencky, Director, Selencky Parsons architects and Mara Rypacek Miller Managing Director, Industville Ltd. Q: Can... View Article

BDP has released designs for Wichelstowe district centre which forms the centrepiece of a new flagship housing development in Swindon.. The latest proposals have now been submitted by Swindon Borough Council for a mixed-use scheme that spans two sides of... View Article

NHBC, the UK’s largest provider of new home warranties and insurance, has appointed Hazel Adamek as Regional Director to lead customer relations with house builders in the East of England. Hazel, who has worked at NHBC for 18 years, has extensive... View Article

Avant Homes has secured its first mixed-use development site in the North West after exchanging contracts on 20-acres of land in Great Eccleston. Subject to planning, Avant Homes will build 115 of its practically designed, energy efficient homes which will have... View Article

Biodiversity net gain (BNG) is now a legal requirement for most new housing developments. After implementation was delayed twice, from November and last month, applications for new schemes in England of more than nine dwellings will now need to achieve an uplift in... View Article

InstallerSHOW 2024 is the UK’s must attend event for those specifying in heat, water, air and energy technology, and will this year partner with CIAT as it continues to grow in relevance to Architectural Technologists. The InstallerSHOW has over 600... View Article

MVRDV is revealing its combined masterplan and architectural designs for a riverside leisure and culture district in Shanghai known as the Gate M West Bund Dream Center. The plan, which is already under construction, will transform a collection of buildings... View Article

Foster + Partners is celebrating the ground-breaking of One Beverly Hills, which will transform 17.5 acres of land in the heart of the city. The practice is working alongside Cain International, the City of Beverly Hills, Aman Group, RIOS Architects,... View Article

The skills gap in the built environment sector is a hot topic, with many businesses boosting apprenticeship numbers to tackle the issue. But once through the door, it’s vital to retain these valuable recruits by offering quality experiences, says Daniel... View Article

The winners of the highly anticipated Surface Design Awards have been announced at this year’s Surface Design Show, with The Tarang Pavilion in Gandhinagar, India by The Grid Architects taking the Supreme Winner prize. An impressive number of projects, totalling... View Article

An award-winning office design and build specialist has changed its name as part of its response to the radical shift in workplace philosophy since the end of the pandemic. The Workplace Partner, which was launched by Tom Lancer and Westley... View Article

Construction of the largest Passivhaus affordable housing scheme in the north west is nearing completion. The finishing touches are now being made at Greenhaus – a highly sustainable development of 96 homes, which is being built on Chapel Street in Salford, opposite... View Article