Local housebuilder unveils two new showhomes in Alford

Local housebuilder Chestnut Homes unveiled two brand-new showhomes at its development in Alford at the weekend. The Lincoln-based developer enjoyed a good turnout of people visiting its Bridgeways development, off Willoughby Road. David Newton, Managing Director of Chestnut Homes, said:... View Article

Where heritage architecture meets 21st century design

The former Westminster Fire Station is in the midst of a transformation. Development manager Alchemi Group – in partnership with Far East Orchard Limited, a Singapore-based property developer – is working to sensitively restore the Grade II listed Edwardian building... View Article

View Point – David de Sousa of AHR Architects

Britain is in the midst of a housing crisis; it’s an obvious fact, without an obvious solution. In the 2017 budget, the Government set a target of delivering 300,000 new homes per year by 2020. While there has been an... View Article

Sale secured for prime North Yorkshire residential site

Nearly eight acres of prime residential land with detailed planning consent for 73 new homes, in the village of Killinghall, between Harrogate and Ripon, has been sold to a prominent local housing association – Yorkshire Housing. The social housing provider... View Article
Peer-to-peer lending: Do your research

Peer-to-peer: Do your research

Jason Tebb of Go Develop explains how recent issues with peer-to-peer lending have highlighted the need to do research when funding a new project. Peer-to-peer lending (P2P) continues to be an extremely popular solution for companies that are looking for... View Article
Tivoli boutique cinema: Box office appeal – netMAGmedia Ltd

Box office appeal

An interior design project in Bath took the boutique cinema concept up a notch, for a client looking to balance high end and universal appeal. Sébastien Reed spoke to the firm directing a dramatic makeover A recent addition to Bath’s... View Article

Working together for patients

The substantial new hospital north of Stockholm embodies collaboration – between the public and private sector, academia and healthcare, and two of Sweden’s leading architectural firms. James Parker reports Recently opened after a 12 year gestation in the north of... View Article

Mainstreaming modular

Richard Hyams of astudio describes how architects can use modular offsite construction to deliver good quality housing schemes with rich community benefits The adoption of modular construction techniques is rapidly accelerating in the UK. Policymakers have realised the benefits of... View Article

Compliance can no longer be ignored

Yvonne Orgill of the Bathroom Manufacturers Association (BMA) says attitudes to compliance are changing, and housebuilders and developers cannot ignore their responsibilities to protect consumers when specifying bathroom products. Last year, the tragedy of Grenfell Tower highlighted the potential worst-case... View Article
Zero energy bills for the UK’s greenest Victorian homes

Zero energy bills for the UK’s greenest Victorian homes

Victorian townhouses in Manchester become the first homes in Europe to achieve the world’s toughest performance standards set by the renowned German Passivhaus Institute. Featuring Nobel prize winning super material graphene and a host of world first technologies, these 125... View Article

Housebuilder reveals plans to invest £25m in Cheddington

A leading housebuilder has revealed a £25million plan to build much-needed new homes in Cheddington after successfully finalising a land deal. Charles Church Midlands says it wants to build 100 new homes at the 12-acre site located at Mentmore Road,... View Article