Home Search
housebuilding - search results
If you're not happy with the results, please do another search
Disability housing inquiry from Levelling Up Committee now seeking evidence
The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee has launched an inquiry into how to ensure that people with disabilities have access to accessible and adaptable housing in England.
Homes England unveils £1bn Brownfield, Infrastructure and Land Fund
Homes England has introduced the Brownfield, Infrastructure and Land Fund designed to support their partners and project in grant and equity activities.
Gove’s plans to relax planning rules met with mixed response
Michael Gove has announced a £24m package including ‘super squads’ and relaxing planning rules, including developing more brownfield and retail units to deliver new homes.
Housing association CEO calls out Gove after housing crisis funding was...
Manningham Housing Association's CEO has written to Michael Gove after it emerged that almost £2bn in housing crisis funding wasn't spent.
British Land and Landsec publish proposal to reform urban regeneration
British Land and Landsec have created a set of proposals aimed at reforming urban regeneration in the UK, increasing growth, housing availability, and job opportunities.
Construction output falls for third consecutive month as new work declines
The latest ONS figures for the month-on-month series show that construction output continues to fall, with a 0.2% decrease in volume terms.
£1.9bn of funding for housing crisis returned to Treasury by DLUHC
The DLUHC has surrended £1.9bn of funding for the housing crisis, roughly a third of the housing budget, after failing to find projects to spend it on.
Keepmoat becomes new strategic partner of WMCA, commits to delivering 4,000...
Keepmoat has been announced as the latest strategic partner of the WMCA, vowing to increase housebuilding by 50% across the West Midlands.
Norbord Europe Limited officially changes name to West Fraser Europe Limited
The official name change of Norbord has been announced, becoming West Fraser Europe Limited in all formal operations.
1 in 5 Builders are aged over 50, leading to retirement...
The building industry is on the verge of a retirement crisis, as one out of every five builders is over the age of 50.
New offsite automated construction factory from British Offsite to deliver 4,000 homes...
A £45m offsite automated construction factory in Braintree will create light gauge steel panel systems and other components, using robotic automated manufacturing.
Nottinghamshire construction site managers sweep national awards
Three construction site managers from Nottinghamshire have won national awards for the quality of their housebuilding.
Bargate Homes named “Developer of the Year” in Premier Guarantee’s Excellence...
Hampshire-based housebuilder Bargate Homes has been named "Developer of the Year" in Premier Guarantee’s 2023 Excellence Awards.
Construction output in Great Britain sees decline in April
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released figures on construction output in Great Britain for April 2023.
92% of SME housebuilders not satisfied with Government’s approach to planning
Local Planning Authority delays in securing planning permission or discharging conditions were identified as a key barrier to growth by 93% of SME housebuilder respondents.
Cracking down on specification breaking
The sector is suffering from widespread “specification breaking”. Evidence of which has been shown in NBS’ Product Information Report, a study on how architects and engineers are using building product information. Nearly half had seen it happen and over a third reported it as a regular occurrence.
Construction output in the UK increases by 0.2% amid a rise...
Construction output in the UK hit a record high in March, despite poor weather conditions and weak performances in the housing and commercial sectors.
The UK housing affordability crisis: challenges for first-time buyers and solutions...
Build Warranty explores possible solutions to the housing affordability crisis facing first time buyers in the UK- and how structural warranties can help.
New regional director for Tilbury Douglas hired alongside series of appointments...
A new regional director for Tilbury Douglas has been appointed, as Honey also announces several new leadership appointments.
Construction activity continues to grow in the UK, according to April...
Construction activity continues to grow unevenly as commercial building soars, but house bbuilding struggles.
UK construction workloads on the rise despite lingering labour shortages
RICS’ UK Construction Monitor Q1 2023 reports that workloads in the UK construction industry had risen in the first three months of the year, but finance, material, and labour shortages remain a serious issue.
Nutrient neutrality and unlocking homes in the planning system
Will measures in the Budget and the government’s efforts to foster private local nutrient neutrality credit schemes be enough to unlock the estimated 120,000 homes held up by nutrient neutrality requirements? Nicola Gooch, Irwin Mitchell takes a look.
NHBC data shows a 40% decrease in new home registrations
New data from the National House Building Council (NHBC) has revealed 27,673 new homes were registered to be built in Q1 2023, a 40% decrease from last year.
Orbit registers with the New Homes Quality Board (NHQB)
Orbit Homes has become one of the first housing associations to register with the New Homes Quality Board (NHQB).
Shear strength of SterlingOSB Zero ensures selection for WikiHouse switch
The WikiHouse offsite system has selected SterlingOSB Zero panels for their large format blocks, beams and other components, citing the panel's shear strength.
Modular housebuilder Tophat secures £70m investment from Persimmon and Aviva
Tophat has raised a £70m investment from new and existing stakeholders as they move closer to opening Europe's largest modular housing factory in Corby.