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Galliard Homes enters retirement housing market
Galliard Homes has partnered with Probitas Developments and O’Shea to deliver a new six-acre retirement village providing 65 new homes in Lower Shiplake.
Modular housing company awarded sustainability accreditation
Boutique Modern has been awarded the status of a B Corporation – a UK first in the modular construction industry.
Green light for UK’s largest factory-built affordable housing scheme
ilke Homes and Stonewater have been given the go-ahead to deliver 120 factory-built affordable homes at a derelict site in Herefordshire.
£1.1bn procurement solution to unlock offsite housing
Constructing Modern Methods (CMM) and the South West Procurement Alliance (SWPA) has launched a new £1.1bn procurement solution to unlock offsite, low carbon housing.
L&G begins work on major modular housing scheme in Bristol
Legal & General Modular Homes has acquired and started construction on a major modular housing scheme in Lockleaze, Bristol.
Offsite Alliance & MOBIE invite industry to define offsite housing skills
The Offsite Alliance and Ministry of Building Innovation and Education (MOBIE) have invited the housebuilding industry to help define offsite housing skills.
Government pledges extra £3.5bn to end unsafe cladding crisis
Hundreds of thousands of leaseholders will be protected from the cost of replacing unsafe cladding on their homes, as housing secretary Robert Jenrick unveils a 5-point plan.
New-build housing: A question of quality?
The issue of quality control has existed in the housing market for many years, Darren Graham, marketing manager at Viewpoint, explores technology’s role in new-build housing quality.
Partnership to deliver £13m affordable housing scheme in Nelson
MCI Developments has partnered with social housing provider, Together Housing, to deliver a £13m affordable housing scheme in Nelson, Lancashire.
ilke Homes sells affordable modular housing scheme in West Gloucester
Modular housing company ilke Homes has sold its 57-home affordable housing scheme in Drybrook, West Gloucestershire, to the Guinness Partnership.
Fire safety bill risks ‘fuelling the cladding crisis’
The government's flagship law intended to avoid another Grenfell-type tragedy is at danger of worsening the cladding crisis that has paralysed parts of the UK housing market, warns managing director at Ringley.
Man Group signs £31m modular housing deal with ilke Homes
Man GPM has agreed a £31m deal with modular housing company ilke Homes for a 14.6-acre site in Grantham that has detailed planning consent for 227 homes.
RIBA: 90,000 new homes per year needed to meet housing demand
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is calling on the Government to end the housing crisis by giving support and resource to local authorities to deliver the next generation of council housing across England.
Hope Rise: Modular meets affordable housing need over Bristol car park
The affordable housing scheme Hope Rise is a community of 11 zero-carbon, modular starter homes designed and developed by Zed Pods, and is expected to open its doors in November.
Tackling the housing shortage: Wind and watertight in a day
With the Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes project reaching the halfway stage, project director Stewart Dalgarno provides an update on its progress to date and the next stage of the journey.
The reality of accessible housing during lockdown
As the government consults on how to raise accessibility standards for new homes, Nicholas Bungay of Habinteg discusses recent research into the challenges many disabled people have faced during lockdown because of a lack of even basic accessible features.
Can MMC help the housing industry recover from Covid-19?
The landscape post-Covid may well be a catalyst for the uptake of modern methods of construction and increasing use of digital technology, explains Hawkins\Brown’s partner, delivery director, Nigel Ostime.
Revised formula for assessing housing need: The North-South divide
Antony Pollard, head of economics at Turley, discusses the debate around the changes to the Standard Method in calculating housing need, and whether those changes square with the government’s levelling-up agenda.
Lincolnshire modular housing scheme complete
Work has been completed on an innovative modular housing scheme in Grantham, Lincolnshire.
Cruden Building secures £11.5m affordable housing scheme
Cruden Building has been appointed to deliver an £11.5m affordable housing development at Maryhill in Glasgow.
Faithful+Gould appointed to £15m modular housing scheme
Bassetlaw District Council has appointed Faithful+Gould to help build its very first modular homes on the site of the ‘Old Allotments’ off Radford Street.
Construction underway for accessible housing in Sunderland
Tolent has been appointed by Sunderland City Council to build accessible and affordable housing – the first council houses to be built in Sunderland for almost 40 years.
Birmingham Council launches housing scheme for homeless families
With the evictions ban now lifted, Birmingham City Council has launched a scheme that is set to help hundreds of people find affordable housing.
Housing transformation underway at Walsall Factory Site
Construction work has officially started on transforming the site of a derelict Black Country steelworks into the new Lockside housing development.
Modern Methods of Construction in social housing
Sonia Travis, head of commercial sales at Epwin Window Systems discusses recent research into the growth of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) in social housing, and how the business is adapting to the growth of offsite construction.
Bidding opens for £12.2bn affordable housing funding
Housing secretary Robert Jenrick is inviting bids for the government’s £12.2bn affordable housing funding.