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Homeowner survey reveals 82% of adults support plans for estate agent regulation

According to a new Homeowner Survey, a massive 82% of UK adults back government proposals requiring estate agents to be licensed

Rethinking social housing workshops receive more than 2,000 respondents

More than 2,000 people have had their say on the future of social housing by taking part in the Chartered Institute of Housing’s (CIH) Rethinking social housing workshops

Government announce plans to professionalise the estate agent market

Housing Secretary Sajid Javid has announced new measures to professionalise the estate agent market, in the hopes of driving up standards and bringing an end to ‘rogue managing agents’

Garden city set for expansion

The UK’s first garden city in a century is expected to expand by nearly £1bn worth of new homes. Major housebuilders are nurturing Ebbsfleet’s roots with some of the biggest land buys since the project’s inception

Five of the UK’s most impressive eco-buildings

Whilst the industry is yet to see such a seismic move towards eco-friendly design within the UK, the construction industry is showing positive signs

Rogue landlords face new banning orders

Rogue landlords who rent out second-rate properties face being forced out of the sector as new banning orders are brought in and a national database of offenders goes live today (6 April)

Southbank’s Queen Elizabeth Hall reopens

On 9 April Southbank’s Queen Elizabeth Hall is set to open its doors to the public for the first time since closing for refurbishment at the end of 2015

Experts gather in Liverpool to discuss waterfront regeneration

Built environment professionals gathered at RIBA North in Liverpool for an event dedicated to the regeneration of waterfront environments through urban and landscape design

About Access Ltd – Common sense will help you think outside the box-ticking

About Access Ltd discuss how common sense will help you think outside of box-ticking and help with accessibility for an inclusive world

Snow causes biggest drop in UK construction since Brexit vote

The latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for the construction sector has revealed that the industry suffered its largest drop in activity since the 2016 Brexit vote in March due to severe weather disruption from the 'Beast from the East'

New government plan to considerably reduce rough sleeping

Communities Secretary Sajid Javid set out a bold cross-government plan of action to significantly reduce the number of people sleeping rough as the Homelessness Reduction Act comes into force this week

Bristol set for 15,000 new homes to combat housing shortage

Earlier this year, Bristol City Council committed £57m to an Affordable Housing Fund giving grants to housing associations to build new homes for affordable rent. Housing association Liverty says they now have the capacity to develop at least 15,000 new homes in the South West over the next 10 years

Recycle cost data to save on future projects

The construction industry generates a wealth of valuable cost data on projects, but most of it is not systematically captured for re-use on future projects

Renters & leasehold homeowners to benefit from new crackdown on rogue agents

Around 9 million households in England’s private rented and leasehold sectors are to benefit from stronger protections against rogue letting and managing agents as a result of new government proposals announced on 1 April

Inquiry launched into off-site manufacture for construction

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has launched an inquiry into off-site manufacture for construction

Estimating for the FM maintenance sector

Inflation in resource costs for building maintenance work has risen between 2% and 5%, however, the picture is not the same across all trades

CIBSE 2018 symposium to address built environment challenges

Climate change, the environment, security and digitisation are all challenges facing built environment professionals and will be addressed in several presentations at the 2018 CIBSE Technical Symposium on 12-13 April, hosted by London South Bank University

Rural communities to benefit from £2m Historic building restoration Grant

A new grant scheme titled the Historic Building Restoration Grant  is being piloted this year in five National Parks, offering funding for land managers to restore their historic farm buildings

Accelerator programme launched to bolster construction technology

Contractor Colmore Tang Construction has joined forces with Virgin StartUp to launch a construction technology accelerator programme

Sheffield strives to build thousands of new homes each year

Sheffield City Region (SCR), a combined authority of local councils including Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley and Doncaster has produced 6,200 new homes in the past year under their Housing Compact.

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