Cromwood sets high bar with first social housing scheme

Cromwood Housing has unveiled its first social housing developments in London.   The £5.2m scheme is delivering 14 homes in Hounslow, West London on former garage sites with six homes now ready and the remainder expected to be completed over... View Article

Allison Homes welcomes new Head of Planning

Sarah Allsop joins the housebuilder’s new East Midlands team, based in Castle Donington, with a wealth of experience. She is a Chartered Town Planner who began her career in planning consultancy before moving into housebuilding. Sarah most recently worked at... View Article

Green light to £800M Teviot estate transformation

Award-winning housebuilder The Hill Group and housing association Poplar HARCA have received a resolution to grant planning permission for the transformation of the Teviot Estate in Poplar, east London. The approval, granted by Tower Hamlets Council at its Strategic Development... View Article

VIVID’s Thornhill site welcomes MP Darren Paffey

Shortly after a series of significant Government housing announcements, Southampton Itchen’s Member of Parliament, Darren Paffey, was welcomed by leading housing association, VIVID, to its latest development in Thornhill for a tour and progress update.  The redevelopment of the former... View Article

Planning approved for new Heath Town homes

A planning application has been approved for new council homes to be built on the site of a former pub as part of the ongoing transformation of the Heath Town estate. The proposals put forward by construction partner Keon Homes... View Article

ECD Architects expands Passivhaus team

ECD Architects has announced two new senior hires and a leadership promotion, as it continues to meet growing demand for energy efficient, Passivhaus certified buildings in the housing, education and public sectors. Donald Simpson and Ron Nkomba have joined the... View Article

RSH downgrades Sustain to V3

The Regulator of Social Housing has downgraded Sustain (UK) Ltd to V3 meaning that the landlord does not meet the financial viability requirements and there are issues of serious regulatory concern. Sustain provides supported housing in Birmingham through short term leases. It... View Article

CIAT endorses proposed ‘Part Z’ building regulations

The Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) has today announced its support for regulation of embodied or ‘whole life’ carbon in construction, through the proposed ‘Part Z’ Building Regulations, as an essential step to delivering a net zero built environment... View Article

Deal will bring 200 affordable homes to Bromsgrove

Housing association Bromford has completed a deal with Taylor Wimpey that will create more than 200 affordable homes in Bromsgrove. The housing association has completed the purchase of a 6.7 acre parcel of land at the homebuilder’s Perryfields Development in... View Article

Foster + Partners wins competition to transform Putuo District

Foster + Partners has won a competition to design a masterplan within Shanghai’s Putuo District. Covering 3.2 km², the project encompasses the regeneration of the urban realm around Shanghai West Railway Station, revitalises the area around the historic Zhenru Temple,... View Article

CAN Design Completes Nanjing’s Next-Generation Social Hub

CAN Design, an emerging architecture and design firm based in Hong Kong, recently completed JLC, a striking new landmark in collaboration with Hongkong Land. Nestled in the heart of Nanjing’s bustling Xinjiekou district, widely recognized as the “No. 1 Commercial... View Article

Ramboll selected to upgrade St Pancras International station

Global engineering, design, and sustainability consultancy Ramboll will support capacity improvements and operational enhancements at St Pancras International, aligning with HS1’s long-term vision for the iconic London station Ramboll has been appointed by the recently re-branded London St Pancras High Speed... View Article

New Supported Accommodation in Northamptonshire

Planning has now been granted for the refurbishment of an existing apartment building at Broadmead Court, Northampton, into new supported accommodation for homeless people with complex needs.  West Northamptonshire Council secured funding to develop an outline feasibility proposal to refurbish... View Article

Platform backs Rural Housing Week

Platform Housing Group is marking Rural Housing Week 2025 by shining a light on the positive impact of a recent rural development in Crowle, Worcestershire. The small scheme – Lower Orchard at Froxmere Road – in the heart of the... View Article

Luxury Developer Consero Gets Green

Consero, a luxury developer of Surrey’s super-prime homes, has been granted planning permission to build a boutique collection of detached homes in the highly sought-after area of Send, in Surrey, by Guildford Borough Council. The plans for the site –... View Article

Newland Homes appoints customercare specialist

Newland Homes has strengthened its commitment to customer satisfaction with the appointment of Matt Maddocks as Head of Customer Care.  As a former site manager, Matt’s ability to combine technical construction knowledge with a strong customer focus means he’s ideally... View Article