News Scheme to revive west London Victorian waterworks gets go-ahead A former Grade II-listed Victorian waterworks facility in west London is to be converted to a residential and office scheme.
News New research says extra cost of Passivhaus can be as low as 2% ‘Negligible’ cost uplift is offset by energy savings and long-term value protection, paper says.
Opinion Rayner remains committed to the 1.5 million homes target. Is that realistic? Jonathan Parker examines the realities and the barriers that could thwart the government’s housing ambitions
News AtkinsRéalis completes innovative offsite housing scheme in Surrey An affordable housing provider owned by AtkinsRéalis has handed over a housing scheme with nearly two-thirds of the materials produced offsite.
News Arup to progress new DLR station for £2.5bn London docks development Arup has been appointed to lead the design and delivery of a new Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station as part of the £2.5bn Thameside West regeneration scheme in London’s Royal Docks.
News Sadiq Khan dangles prospect of restored 35% affordable housing quota Draft of London Plan proposes moving the threshold back to up 35% for “as many boroughs as possible” from 2028.
News Reusing heritage buildings could create 670,000 new homes, report finds The government could meet a third of its ambitious housing targets by transforming historic buildings for residential use, a report by a cross-party group of MPs has found.
Opinion Whatever the plan prime minister, please, please… just stick to it With 17 housing ministers in 16 years, is it any wonder there’s a housing crisis?
News New Scottish housing agency needs independent oversight to work properly, says CIOB The Scottish government must embed policy learning and evaluation in the new agency to ensure it’s working.
News De-gumming BSR Gateway 2: Approvals rise to 75%, 9,499 housing units approved Results show higher approval rates across all categories including existing building safety projects.
News Major regeneration scheme sees first UK use of lower-carbon calcined clay concrete Calcined clay concrete has been used in an apartment building going up in North London.
News Construction plans for new stations between Oxford and Cambridge brought forward Developer speeds up as a new town and a Universal theme park juice travel demand between Oxford and Cambridge.
Video Video | Brabazon, the anatomy of a new town How developer YTL is bringing downtown Bristol’s buzz and sense of place to the city’s sterile suburban north
News How Barratt Redrow is building the UK’s biggest net-zero carbon neighbourhood Ground-source heat pumps, solar panels, home batteries and smart controls will exceed the Future Homes Standard.
People What’s it like working in housing? We ask Legendre UK In the first article in our series exploring the sectors construction professionals work in, Legendre UK’s commercial director Bhekimpi Ncube explains what it takes to succeed in housing
People Ex-offenders to help build affordable homes in Cheshire initiative A partnership between the Cheshire police and crime commissioner, Dan Price, and the Prisoners Building Homes (PBH) programme has been launched to help tackle housing shortages and reduce reoffending across the county.
News Government’s 1.5 million homes plan must not sacrifice quality, MPs warn A cross-party group of MPs has warned the government risks squandering a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” if it fails to safeguard quality as it seeks to deliver 1.5 million new homes.
News Winvic wins £112m Birmingham housing scheme Latimer, the development arm of Clarion Housing Group, has awarded Winvic Construction the main works contract to deliver a mixed-tenure housing development in Digbeth, Birmingham.
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