Housing

Derelict Site Turned Canalside Development Ready to Welcome First Residents


A £150m Wolverhampton Canal side development is preparing to welcome its first residents – with thirty family homes ready to move into the seventeen acre formerly derelict British Steel site and Crane Foundry. 50% of the 378 family houses at the city centre regeneration scheme have already been sold off

Measuring Up: Improved Water Monitoring in Retention Roofs


Dr Chris Hambley, a senior associate at Withers & Rogers, talks us through a novel way to improve water monitoring in retention roofs. “Modern roofs, particularly green and retention roofs, are increasingly designed to actively manage rainwater. Accurate monitoring of water levels within water‑carrying layers of the roof is therefore

£60m to transform brownfield land and build 6,000 homes


More than 6,000 new homes will be built on brownfield sites, through money given to councils to transform unused land into beautiful and thriving neighbourhoods.  

Flagship Care Home to be Built in Fleet


Midas Construction has been chosen to deliver the first in a new generation of care homes in Fleet, Hampshire

Planning Secured for Two Halewood Sites


Bellway Homes is pleased to announce it has received planning consent for 413 high-quality new-build homes in Halewood, Merseyside.

House Prices Rise Again in September


Average house prices in the UK increased by 11.8% over the year to September 2021, this has risen from 10.2% in August 2021.

Present Made Acquires Second Site from Valorem


Present Made has announced plans for its largest scheme to date on a site in Central Bedfordshire are the first company to own and develop

Atelier Launches Carbonlite Challenge


Atelier has launched a pioneering pilot which uses the power of global capital to incentivise the UK’s property sector to build greener homes.

RSH Identifies Risks in Social Housing Sector


The RSH has set out its view of the key risks and challenges currently facing social housing, in its latest Sector Risk Profile.

£157m Greener Homes Alliance Launched


Octopus Real Estate, part of Octopus Group, has partnered with Homes England to create the Greener Homes Alliance.