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Actis backs NHBC’s call for more offsite homes
The NHBC’s call this week for a drastic shift towards building more offsite homes in order to reach government housing targets has been welcomed by insulation specialist Actis
Chemically altered soil could build sustainable homes
Scientists have revealed that adding chemicals to soil could create a strong and environmentally-friendly construction material to build homes in developing countries
James Brokenshire confirmed as new Secretary of State for Housing
James Brokenshire will replace Sajid Javid as the new Secretary of State for Housing, as Javid takes on the role of Home Secretary
New research exposes ‘inadequate’ industry fire certification
Research conducted on behalf of the insurance industry following the Grenfell Tower fire has exposed the ‘utter inadequacy’ of the laboratory tests currently used to check and certify the fire safety of building materials
Government backs innovation for good quality homes
Ministers will today (25 April) call on industry to embrace the latest innovations to make sure the good quality homes that the country needs are being built
Build-to-rent homes increase by 30% in a year
According to a new study, the total number of build-to-rent homes completed – under construction and in planning – across the UK has increased by 30% in the past year
Ebbsfleet Garden City gains 205 further homes
Planning permission has been approved for a further 205 homes to be built in Ebbsfleet Garden City
MPs to debate legislation to bring long-term empty homes back into...
Measures to equip councils with controls to bring thousands of long-term empty homes back into use will be debated in Parliament today (23 April)
Actis welcomes Khan’s offsite homes ‘developers’ toolkit’ project
Pan European insulation specialist, Actis, has welcomed London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s decision to fund a ‘developers’ toolkit’ to simplify the construction of offsite homes
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)
New build completions up 16% but fall short of government targets
New figures from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government show an encouraging 16% year-on-year increase in new build dwelling completions in 2017 but the numbers fall considerably short of the government’s target of 300,000 by the mid-2020s
Private landlords face fines for overcrowded and dangerous homes
Measures to improve overcrowded and dangerous living conditions of private tenants in shared homes have been addressed before Parliament by Housing Minister Heather Wheeler
Accessible, attractive, affordable: Building and designing homes for a range of...
Following the release of the new Wheelchair Housing Design Guide, Michelle Horn of the Centre for Accessible Environments reflects on why accessible housing is such an important issue for the sector.
Spring Statement 2018: London to receive £1.67bn boost for affordable homes
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, has announced that London will receive an additional £1.67bn to deliver a further 27,000 affordable homes by the end of 2021/22
Housing Minister announces homes boost for rural communities
Housing Minister Dominic Raab has announced that rural communities will be given more options to convert agricultural buildings into family homes to better meet local housing needs through planning rule changes
Number of long-term empty homes rises
The campaigning charity Empty Homes has called for Government action as the number of long-term empty homes recorded in official data rose in 2017 for the first time since 2008
McAvoy announces record year & £20m of new projects
The McAvoy Group, one of the UK’s leading offsite construction specialists, has announced a record financial year, accomplishing a 10% growth in turnover to £60m
Solar heating company appoints new Chief Executive
Martin Wright, Chairman of the Renewable Energy Association (REA) and former Managing Director of energy company, Marine Current Turbines, has been appointed Chief Executive of Minus 7
Over 423,000 homes with planning permission waiting to be built
According to recent research, over 423,000 homes which have received planning permission are still waiting to be built
BLP Insurance support new housing redress system
Following the launch of the Government’s consultation to improve redress in the housing sector and the introduction of a single housing ombudsman, Kim Vernau, CEO of BLP Insurance, comments on the importance of giving buyers of new build homes a streamlined process for redress
BSRIA appoints new Business Manager within its Sustainable Construction Group
BSRIA has announced the appointment of Peter Tse MEng, CEng, MCIBSE, MIET, PE, as Business Manager, Sustainable Construction Group, BSRIA
Council homes receive £45m funding boost
Housing Minister Dominic Raab has announced that a £45m funding injection into major community projects will help boost the building of thousands of new homes
Laing O’Rourke, Stanhope and Network Homes agree “game-changing” offsite partnership
Laing O'Rourke has announced a "game-changing" partnership with developer Stanhope and housing association Network Homes to deliver hundreds of homes across the South East
How can councils secure the delivery of more affordable homes?
It’s time to take the brakes off councils so they can deliver the homes and communities we need, says Town & Country Planning Association chief executive Kate Henderson
BRE develops product standard to support modular homes
David Gall, Associate Director and Construction Products Sector Lead at BRE, says the quality of pre-manufactured buildings and their performance is paramount to provide consumers with the confidence to demand more to meet the challenges of an undersupply of housing and the skills shortages to deliver them
CPRE identify Brownfield land for more than 1 million homes
An analysis of Brownfield Land Registers, published today (12 February), confirms that there is enough space on brownfield land to build at least one million new homes, with more than two-thirds of these homes deliverable within the next five years