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Government proposes longer tenancies but no rent controls for RPS

Tuesday, 24th July 2018

A minimum tenancy term of three years for privately rented homes is being considered by the Government as a way of giving people greater security in the fastest growing sector of the housing market. A consultation exercise on the minimum... View Article

Homelessness could end within a decade

Tuesday, 24th July 2018

Britain could put an end to homelessness within 10 years if the Government adopts and implements specific policies, according to the homeless charity Crisis. They also claim the policies could save the public purse billions of pounds. The charity estimates... View Article

CIH boss challenges Government to adopt bold solutions

Tuesday, 24th July 2018

The Chartered Institute of Housing has developed an ambitious set of proposals to revitalise the social housing sector in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire with calls for a significant growth in both investment and support. With a Government... View Article

Barratt London open doors to opportunities at High Street Quarter

Monday, 23rd July 2018

Barratt London has partnered with students from Kingsley Academy to help transform the hoarding at the developer’s High Street Quarter scheme in Hounslow. The housebuilder set up the opportunity with the local school, in conjunction with the Children Accident Prevention... View Article

Construction skills programme for Salford school pupils receives £17,500 funding boost

Monday, 23rd July 2018

A programme giving school pupils aged 14-16 the confidence and skills to succeed in the construction industry has received a funding boost of £17,500 from Liberty Group. The School Links Programme run by City West Housing Trust provides access to... View Article

BRE announces Crest Nicholson development as the first Home Quality Mark certified home

Monday, 23rd July 2018

BRE has certified the first Home Quality Mark (HQM) approved residences, Lancaster Grange, in Bricket Wood, Hertfordshire. The landmark seal of approval on the 100-unit development, by Crest Nicholson, provides buyers with the added assurance that their new home is designed, built and will perform... View Article

Resi.co.uk adds £79 million to the value of British homes since 2016 launch

Monday, 23rd July 2018

Data from Resi.co.uk, the online architectural platform that’s making great home design faster, cheaper, and easier for the UK, reveals its plans have led to renovations which have added £79.9 million to the value of British homes since launch in 2016.... View Article

RGU student’s Torry housing proposal wins second prize in international architecture competition

Monday, 23rd July 2018

A third year architecture student from Robert Gordon University’s Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment has placed 2nd in an international architecture competition for his innovative housing designs for Torry in Aberdeen. Angus Chow (21) came runner up in the Unbuilt Housing 2018... View Article

Charles Holland Architects win London Bridge public realm competition

Monday, 23rd July 2018

Charles Holland Architects have won a design competition – organised by the London Festival of Architecture (LFA) and Team London Bridge – to improve wayfinding and the public realm outside London Bridge station. The competition was open to architects, designers and... View Article

Quote of the Week – 23rd July 2018

Monday, 23rd July 2018

“For me, architecture is not just creating a space to protect people but to make them dream as well” – Mario... View Article

Reaction to leasehold proposals from the Law Commission

Friday, 20th July 2018

Christopher Grady, Partner and residential development specialist at Weightmans LLP said: “The Law Commission has offered clarity and the prospect of concrete regulation to an area of the residential property market that currently lacks oversight. If enacted, its proposals would... View Article

Construction woes continue as June figures show no improvement

Friday, 20th July 2018

The value of new construction contracts in June reached £4.4 billion, a decrease of three per cent compared to May and the lowest performing month across construction for more than five years. Housebuilding, the industry’s biggest sector, fell to its... View Article

Comment on the latest Equity Release Council figures

Friday, 20th July 2018

The latest Equity Release Council figures show that lending in Q2 2018 is close to £1bn. Steve Wilkie, managing director of Responsible Equity Release, comments: “It’s staggering to think that seven years on, an industry that lent less than £200m in... View Article

The right tile for the project

Friday, 20th July 2018

Tiles have long been the go-to option when it comes to the bathroom, but today the demand for trend-led tiles throughout new builds is on the increase. Liam Poole of British Ceramic Tile explains how to select the right tile... View Article

Revealed: France is Europe’s construction start-up capital

Thursday, 19th July 2018

Taking a closer look at the start-up industry in Europe, card processing specialists, Paymentsense, have conducted research to find out which countries have seen the most significant rise in start-ups between 2013 -2017. The data has been mapped out across Europe... View Article

London housebuilders selling to BTR investors ‘not a surprise’

Thursday, 19th July 2018

Property expert Jean-Marc Vandevivere said research by data firm Molior London showing house-builders off-loading stock in the capital to build-to-rent (BTR) investors and housing associations “should not come as a surprise” given the weakening demand from would-be buyers. Vandevivere, former head of... View Article

Anthology acquires Workspace site on Bow Back Rivers site in Stratford

Thursday, 19th July 2018

London Property company Anthology has just acquired a 2.7 acre site adjacent to Pudding Mill lane DLR station as part of a project to create more than 300 homes and 60,000 sq ft of vibrant commercial space. The site is in the heart... View Article

Caledonian secures top spot on the £300 million ESFA Batch C Modular Framework

Thursday, 19th July 2018

Caledonian, and its partner Architects HLM, has secured first place on the modular framework to provide permanent, component based buildings and facilities for the ESFA’s new secondary schools block replacement programme. Caledonian won this procurement competition with others from the... View Article