The first company to combine offsite construction with a Passivhaus Institute certified complete build system, Beattie Passive, leading provider of Passivhaus homes in the UK, is preparing to revolutionise housebuilding with its new range of [read more…]
Housebuilders will be stripped of planning permission if site development does not commence within 18 months after planning is ‘green-lit’, under new government proposals. With England desperate for new houses, and close to a million [read more…]
As part of its commitment to building 200 homes this financial year, north-west construction company, HMS, has just completed a £2.5m housing development in Pensby, Wirral. Completing the build of 15 two-bedroom apartments on the [read more…]
In June 2020, Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlined planning reforms and a £12bn investment in affordable housing projects with the aim to cut red tape and speed up housebuilding in England. As the housing landscape [read more…]
To assist the transformation of ageing and energy-inefficient housing in London, Property services specialist Mi-space has been appointed to a ten-year £10bn drive to help the capital cut carbon emissions and achieve zero carbon by [read more…]
Work has started on a £16m affordable housing scheme in Doncaster that will see the development of 126 homes. They will be delivered by Esh Construction in partnership with Together Housing Group, which also owns [read more…]
Vistry Group, the FTSE 250 listed housebuilder, has been given planning consent for a £78m development of 350 homes in Beaconside, Stafford. The 95-acre site has been acquired in partnership with Barratt Homes on a [read more…]
Platform Housing Group, which has its headquarters in the Midlands, has finalised ten new homes in the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield near Birmingham. It is the social landlord’s latest development within the area, which offers three-bedroom homes for shared ownership. The Padstone Drive scheme – [read more…]
Affordable housing developer, Torus, has officially started work on its £30m scheme in Birkenhead, which will see 186 homes built on the site of the former Rock Ferry High School. Signaling the beginning of a [read more…]
According to new figures released by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government there’s been a fall in both the number of new build homes started or completed during 2020, raising questions about whether the government’s [read more…]
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