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Kirkstall Forge wins first award for Housing Design and is shortlisted for International Award

Wednesday, 11th July 2018

CEG and Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios secured the Project Award at this week’s national Housing Design Awards where the judges commended the contemporary design of the homes. They particularly liked the unusual mews houses which use the topography of the... View Article

University of Portsmouth’s new sports hub wins planning consent

Wednesday, 11th July 2018

The University of Portsmouth’s new multi-million pound sports centre, with public realm by LDA Design, has been given the green light by the city’s Council. It is the first major phase in the University’s ambitious plans to reshape its central... View Article

Average rents continue to rise – tenants need landlords to remain committed to the rental sector

Wednesday, 11th July 2018

The HomeLet Rental Index has shown that while the average rental prices across the UK have risen during the second quarter of 2018, the demand for rental properties remains high; and experts predict this trend to continue as more people,... View Article

Katrina Kostic Samen takes over Presidency of the British Council for Offices

Wednesday, 11th July 2018

The British Council for Offices (BCO) has welcomed Katrina Kostic Samen as its new President. Katrina Kostic Samen, Founder and Managing Partner at KKS Strategy, formally takes over the position from Ken Shuttleworth, Founding Partner of Make Architects, at the... View Article

Search Acumen comments on the launch of the central, digital Local Land Charges register

Wednesday, 11th July 2018

Andrew Lloyd, Managing Director of Search Acumen: “Search Acumen is excited to get down to work and begin to utilise HM Land Registry’s (HMLR) newly opened, central digital Local Land Charges (LLC) register. It is early days, but we think... View Article

RICS: housing sales remain subdued as rent expectations continue to heat up

Wednesday, 11th July 2018

Sales activity in the UK housing market remains subdued, according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey, June 2018. Significantly, over the month, newly agreed sales have recorded the sixteenth successive month of continued decline, with 7% more respondents... View Article

An Office Made for Interaction

Wednesday, 11th July 2018

BDG architecture + design was appointed by MoneySupermarket Group to create a transformative scheme at its new 34,000 sq ft London office. The space, now home to approximately 250 employees, is a collaborative, smart, people-centric space with a focus on... View Article

Construction contracts one year on – are we getting on together better?

Wednesday, 11th July 2018

By Michael Gallucci, accredited mediator and managing director of construction consultancy MPG. Two new standards have been unveiled in the past 12 months with a key objective of cutting the number of disputes and court cases in the construction sector,... View Article

Gladman Developments Ltd withdraws three planning appeals in the borough

Wednesday, 11th July 2018

Ashford Borough Council has welcomed news that Gladman Developments Ltd has withdrawn three appeals seeking planning permission for nearly 500 new homes in the borough’s villages. The developer had submitted plans for 125 houses in Brabourne Lees, 245 homes in... View Article

Turning your home into the ultimate identity statement

Wednesday, 11th July 2018

As recent reports reveal that people are now only moving to a new house on average twice after their first purchase, as opposed to four times, we see homeowners taking to renovation and interior design projects instead as a way... View Article

Welcome rebound in construction output as the sector enters “bytes and mortar” revolution

Wednesday, 11th July 2018

Commenting on the latest ONS construction output figures, Marc Jones, Director of Operations at UK leading specialist recruiter Acorn said: With Brexit exacerbating the skills crisis, the construction industry has a key role to play in building the foundations of... View Article

NFB welcomes Government strategy on low and zero carbon emissions

Wednesday, 11th July 2018

As the UK looks set to ban new petrol and diesel cars by 2040, Chris Grayling has unveiled the ‘Reducing emissions from road transport: Road to Zero Strategy’ report, which expects at least 50% of new cars to be ultra-low... View Article

NHBC agrees to pay for cladding removal

Tuesday, 10th July 2018

A significant move forward in dealing with the removal of Grenfell style cladding from private tower blocks has been taken with the National House Building Council agreeing to pay for remediation works at the New Capital Quay complex in Greenwich.... View Article

House extensions to cost more after Brexit

Tuesday, 10th July 2018

Homeowners have been warned that the cost of extending their houses could rocket due to Brexit as a lack of skilled foreign workers causes insurers to increase the price of premiums. Experts from ConstructionInsure.co.uk claim high stamp duty rates and house prices... View Article

Russell Pedley, co-founder of Assael Architecture, comments on the appointment of a new housing minister

Tuesday, 10th July 2018

Russell Pedley, co-founder of Assael Architecture, said: “The appointment of Kit Malthouse as the new Minister of State for Housing is welcome news, but four ministers in two years highlights the Government’s frivolous attitude towards the crisis and adds to political instability feeding through to the housing... View Article

East London Architects win ‘Residential Architecture Firm of the Year – UK’

Tuesday, 10th July 2018

Clear Architects, the Loughton based practice led by Founder and Managing Director Melanie Clear have won ‘Residential Architecture Firm of the Year – UK’ at the Corporate LiveWire Architecture Awards 2018. The Awards celebrate construction, design, planning and completed work, highlighting firms... View Article

New housing minister appointed in wake of Tory resignations

Tuesday, 10th July 2018

Kit Malthouse has been appointed as housing minister. The news comes after his predecessor Dominic Raab was announced as Brexit Secretary, following the resignation of David Davis from Government. Malthouse, the MP for North West Hampshire, was first elected in... View Article

Accelerating delivery of new homes built across the South East

Tuesday, 10th July 2018

Newly-published government figures show more than 12,000 new homes were completed in the South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) area in the 12 months to March, with work starting on almost 11,000 homes – more than in any other region... View Article