In her Spending Review, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves today revealed that the Government would be finding an extra £39bn of funding for an Affordable Housing Programme focusing on “social and affordable” homes over the next decade. Reeves hailed... View Article

Modular homes company Boutique Modern has signed contracts to deliver its most significant project to date when it builds 100 affordable homes at the Grade II Listed Victorian Pump House in Eastbourne. The scheme will deliver 100 affordable homes, including 59 houses... View Article

Populous, the world-renowned design firm specialising in sport and entertainment venues, today announced the acquisition of Denver-based Fentress Architects, a global leader in iconic aviation projects and prominent public buildings, including convention centres, museums and government facilities. This strategic acquisition... View Article

THE largest of its kind, the £50m Eclipse Leisure Centre in Spelthorne is the first 50/50 wet and dry leisure centre in the UK to be designed to Passivhaus standards – setting the standard for sustainable, community-oriented design. Designed by... View Article

Allison Homes has announced Glyn Mabey as the new Managing Director for the South West region. Formerly Managing Director of Allison Homes East Region, Glyn has 30 years’ experience in the property sector. He will spearhead the ambitious growth plans... View Article

Building consultant Sustenic, working in collaboration with energy assessor Quidos, have been awarded the contract by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) to develop and maintain the ‘core software engine’ for the Home Energy Model (HEM), the... View Article

Orbit, one of the UK’s foremost not-for-profit housing groups, has published a Preliminary Market Engagement notice on the UK Government’s Find a Tender Service for key partners to express interest in participating in preliminary market engagement in relation to Orbit’s future maintenance... View Article

Allison Homes has announced Glyn Mabey as the new Managing Director for the South West region. Formerly Managing Director of Allison Homes East Region, Glyn has 30 years’ experience in the property sector. He will spearhead the ambitious growth plans... View Article

Sussex-based housebuilder Sigma Homes has completed its boutique Spring Bank development located in Haywards Heath, West Sussex. This exclusive scheme delivers just 20 elegant homes to the market, each thoughtfully designed to blend into the well-established surroundings. Spring Bank is... View Article

Orbit has appointed Scott Rutherford as its new Chief Property Officer. Scott joins the not-for-profit housing group with over 25 years’ experience, latterly as Property Services Director at Travelodge, where he was responsible for construction, maintenance, refurbishment and asset management for the... View Article

Akehurst Homes, a developer in the South East, is set to transform a former poultry site in Lewes, East Sussex, into a thoughtfully designed mixed-use development with support from Paragon Bank. The project will introduce 52 energy-efficient homes and two... View Article

Housebuilder Honey will build 275 new homes in Duckmanton after being granted planning permission for a £78m development. Called Pearl and located on Tom Lane, the development will comprise a mix of two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom homes including terraces, semi-detached and... View Article

Blenheim Palace’s £2 million restoration project of its historic Orangery has won a prestigious architecture award. The 18th century Orangery, which reopened in October 2023, was one of the big winners at the 2025 RIBA South Architecture Awards, which were... View Article

Yorkshire property developer Redstart Robinson has submitted plans to City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (CBMDC) for the redevelopment of two former school sites in Silsden. If approved the £15m development will deliver a combined total of 48 new homes,... View Article

Plans have been submitted to revitalise a disused school site in Cheltenham to create a new green neighbourhood of 70 affordable homes. Architects and landscape architects from multidisciplinary design practice BDP have led the design of the proposed project on the former... View Article

The Government has aided the move to retrofit air source heat pumps (ASHP) in terraced housing by removing the planning restriction that ASHPs must be a metre from a neighbour’s property. However, commentators have warned that leasehold or rented properties... View Article

Independent housebuilder Dandara has welcomed the launch of the New Homes Sector Net Zero Transition Plan, developed by the Future Homes Hub and the Carbon Trust, and has confirmed it will publish its own Net Zero Carbon strategy in the... View Article