The government has watered down its housebuilding targets, as it set out new measures in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill.

A London council has rejected newspaper claims that it would not be possible to build housing in parts of west London because of power supply constraints as “scaremongering”.

The first Future Homes Standard projects are under way. Hannah Giebus sets out the changes required by 2025 and the interim uplift which comes in this June.

Housing association Midland Heart is pioneering one of the first Future Homes Standard developments, led by its head of construction Tony Hopkin.

Kent-based contractor and CIOB Chartered Building Company Jenner’s £44m project to build 84 beachfront homes in Folkestone is taking shape.

A quality code for the construction of new homes has been published in a bid to drive up quality and strengthen protection for customers in the residential market.

Housebuilder and developer Countryside Properties has set aside £41m to cover the cost of remediation to bring buildings it has previously constructed in line with current Building Regulations.

Strict controls aimed at protecting wetlands is holding up the construction of an estimated 40,000 homes across 35 local authorities in England, housing secretary Michael Gove has been warned.

The Dispute Service has been selected to provide the New Homes Ombudsman service and has named Alison MacDougall as the ombudsman designate.

New homes and buildings such as supermarkets and workplaces, as well as those undergoing major renovation, will be required to install electric vehicle charge points from next year, under new legislation announced by prime minister Boris Johnson yesterday.

The Private Member’s Bill to create a compulsory licence scheme for the building trade has been withdrawn.

Demand for housing looks likely to diffuse throughout the UK in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, writes Kris Hudson.

Jayne Carabott became Orbit Homes’ first female assistant site manager this summer. She will be based at the housing provider’s upcoming Felix Park development in Soham.

Housebuilder Barratt is to accelerate its use of modern methods of construction (MMC) to 30% of completions by 2025.

The government and housebuilders have been urged to accelerate the use of modular construction in the UK by a new report, produced by Places for People and the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Housing and Planning Research.

A group of major housebuilders has committed to a new sector-wide delivery plan to meet climate, nature and wider environmental targets set by government.

The prices for construction products and materials have risen by 10-15% as demand remains “far in excess of supply”.

Housebuilder Barratt has set aside another £30m to tackle the cost of reviewing and fixing cladding and external wall systems on buildings it has constructed.