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New partnerships to boost South Cambridgeshire housebuilding recovery
South Cambridgeshire District Council has appointed Hill Group and Balfour Beatty Investments to join an investment partnership which will inject up to £340m to support the local recovery.
Bristol partnership to trial innovative methods of housebuilding
Innovate UK has awarded funding for the Enabling Housing Innovation for Inclusive Growth project which will trial innovative methods of housebuilding in Bristol.
Think tank proposes new scheme to protect housebuilding from collapse
Housebuilding could fall by around 38% over the next year, as new research from the Centre for Policy Studies warns of a potential sector collapse if the economy fails to bounce back post-Covid.
New qualification for drylining in housebuilding launched
The Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS) has announced a new qualification for drylining in housebuilding, created by National Open College Networks (NOCN), to address the lack of a recognised qualification for the sector-specific skill.
Construction workers must put health before housebuilding, urges Unite
Unite the Union has warned that there are growing fears that housebuilding is being put ahead of the health of construction workers.
What the government needs to do to avoid another housebuilding collapse
With a deeply entrenched housing crisis, building rates must make a stronger recovery post-coronavirus than after the 2008 economic crash. Joseph Daniels, founder of Project Etopia, says the modular and SME sectors stand ready.
Mulbury appoints new directors to support North West housebuilding
Mulbury has appointed three new directors to support its ambitions to build more than 3,000 homes in the North West over the next five years.
Build Aviator unveils one-stop shop to assist housebuilding
Build Aviator's House Types packages offer a one-stop shop to ensure you have everything you need from planning approval to building the finished product.
Guidance to boost uptake of gable wall spandrel panels in housebuilding
Housebuilders are being provided with a new guide on gable wall spandrel panels to help the industry move towards modern methods of construction (MMC).
Standard Method fails the North’s housebuilding targets, research shows
Lichfields’ research shows that in seven local councils across the North, planned housebuilding numbers have been reduced by between 3% and 25%, due to the Standard Method.
Public sector investment key to redefining the housebuilding industry
Homes England announced £30m to boost production at ilke Homes’ factory. Executive chairman Dave Sheridan discusses the importance of the deal in the wider context of efforts to tackle the housing crisis.
Caddick Construction moves into housebuilding sector
Caddick Construction has appointed Richard Greenwood to assist with the £340m EN:Procure Affordable and Mixed Tenure New Building Housing Framework for Yorkshire and Humber.
Local authority housebuilding needs planners to succeed, says RTPI
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has said local authority planners are ‘vital’ in balancing the support and promotion of council-led developments with impartial scrutiny of all developments.
Housebuilding in West Midlands doubles in eight years
Over the last eight years, nearly 17,000 new homes were built in the West Midlands, meaning housebuilding for the region has more than doubled.
Housebuilding must be a priority, says FMB
The urgent need to build more homes for everyone should be a key priority for all the political parties during the General Election campaign, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
MMC and timber frame: The perfect duo for sustainable housebuilding
Stewart Dalgarno, director of product development at Stewart Milne Timber Systems, discusses why Modern Methods of Construction coupled with a build fabric such as timber frame are key to meeting government housing targets sustainably.
Housebuilding duo reaches finals for self-build housing award
Three of Scotframe and Cairnrowan Custom Homes collaborations have reached the finals of a UK-wide self-build housing award.
New Zealand to boost housebuilding through offsite manufacturing
New Zealand has launched the KiwiBuild programme to improve the productivity of its building and construction capacity through offsite manufacturing.
Galliford Try and Bovis to combine housebuilding businesses
Galliford Try plc has announced it has reached preliminary agreement on high-level terms to combine its Linden Homes and Galliford Try Partnerships businesses with Bovis Homes plc.
Planning stability will drive housebuilding growth
Housebuilding is an emotive issue at the best of times but in the face of a full-blown crisis in supply, the need to deliver many more homes, in the right places, cannot be ignored. Joe Ridgeon, director of Hedley Planning Services, examines the key issues affecting supply.
The need for speed in housebuilding as new starts fall again
New build housing starts fell by 9% in the first quarter of 2019, according to the latest statistics. Joseph Daniels, chief executive of modular homes provider Project Etopia, argues that the system is clearly failing and there is a need for speed in both planning and construction.
AIMCH: How digital and offsite construction can transform housebuilding
Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH) is a pioneering project that puts collaboration, digital working and large-scale offsite manufacturing at the heart of tackling the housing crisis. Stewart Dalgarno, director of product development at Stewart Milne Timber Systems, explains how it works.
Homes England and Barclays agree £155m housebuilding loan
Homes England and Barclays have agreed £155.3m of loan funding to accelerate the construction of hundreds of new homes in Wimbledon and Southampton.
Local authorities deliver highest housebuilding levels since 1990
A study by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has revealed that at least 9,000 homes have been built by local authorities in England in 2017-18.
Housebuilding firm fined after worker struck by steel beam
A housebuilding company has been fined £60,000 after a sub-contracted worker suffered serious facial injuries when he was struck by a falling steel beam.
Housebuilding props up UK construction sector in April
UK construction output marginally expanded in April driven by the quickest rise in housebuilding so far in 2019, according to the latest construction PMI.