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Contractor named for new council house development

Monday, 2nd July 2018

City of Wolverhampton Council has appointed a contractor to develop 43 new affordable council homes in Heath Town. Energy and regeneration specialist ENGIE will be building a mixture of properties on land off Burton Crescent and derelict land adjacent to... View Article

Large garden and swimming pool top dream home wish list

Monday, 2nd July 2018

A large garden and swimming pool are the top two features people over 18 years old in the UK would most like in their dream new home according to research conducted by BLP Insurance, the specialist residential warranty and commercial... View Article

Ask the Architect: Rab Bennetts

Monday, 2nd July 2018

Rab Bennetts is founding director of Bennetts Associates, an award- winning firm with a particular specialism in high-quality refurbishments in cultural, education and mixed-use projects. Why did you become an architect? It may sound unlikely, but I was fascinated by... View Article

Fact of the Week – 2nd July 2018

Monday, 2nd July 2018

The world’s largest Gothic cathedral is in new York City. It is the Cathedral of St. John the Divine on Amsterdam Avenue and 112th Street. The cathedral measures 601 feet long, 146 feet wide, and has a transept measuring 320... View Article

Construction sector most optimistic about Brexit impact, survey finds

Friday, 29th June 2018

Middle market construction businesses are the most upbeat about the impact of Brexit on their business and the UK economy, according to the latest YouGov survey commissioned by leading audit, tax and consulting firm RSM. RSM’s quarterly Brexit Monitor index,... View Article

Leonard Design Architects launches research team in partnership with the University Of Nottingham

Friday, 29th June 2018

Global architectural practice Leonard Design Architects has announced a new partnership with the University of Nottingham (UoN) to improve research and development in the architectural sector. The first of its kind implemented in practice by any university across the country,... View Article

Apartment prices rising faster than any other property type, new data reveals

Friday, 29th June 2018

Newly released data from Halifax has shown that the average UK apartment has increased in value by £1,251 per month over the past five years, rising by £75,074 over the period. Although apartments make up just 15 per cent of... View Article

One Manchester surpasses house building targets two years early

Thursday, 28th June 2018

Housing provider One Manchester has exceeded its ambitions to build 500 new homes across south and east Manchester within five years, with a total of 663 new homes recently either completed, under construction, or with full approval to go ahead... View Article

Lay of the land: why homeowners need to know what lies beneath before making more space underground

Thursday, 28th June 2018

With the cost of moving continuing to rise, Britain has seen a 183% increase in planning applications for basement extensions, as homeowners seek to create more space for less. For those in highly populated urban areas, where space and new... View Article

New jobs network set to challenge gender bias in the construction industry

Thursday, 28th June 2018

A new jobs network is launching in the UK which is set to raise the bar for women working in the construction industry. Work180 – which has already established new standards for gender recruitment in Australia connects employers with female... View Article

Mayor launches new help for rough sleepers as number falls in London for first time in a decade

Thursday, 28th June 2018

Mayor warns levels are still at crisis point in London and demands Government action Sadiq announces plan to double number of outreach workers and offer more help for rough sleepers with an extra £3.3m he has secured from Ministers Mayor... View Article

Mactaggart & Mickel Homes expands presence in England with acquisition of two new Oxfordshire sites

Thursday, 28th June 2018

Mactaggart & Mickel Homes England, part of the Mactaggart & Mickel Group, are progressing their expansion plans with the acquisition of two new development sites in the historic villages of Marcham (near Abingdon), and East Hagbourne (near Didcot), both in... View Article

Surge in demand for secure, lock up and leave London homes boosts capital’s Build to Rent appeal

Thursday, 28th June 2018

Innovative developer be:here has revealed a surge in demand for ‘lock up and leave’ property in London. The finding ties in with data from Statista, which shows that the average person increased their number of holidays abroad from 1.4 in 2016... View Article

Major names attend LSBUD’s inaugural Damage Prevention Day

Thursday, 28th June 2018

Amey, Kier, Balfour Beatty, SGN, Wales & West Utilities, Severn Trent, Cadent, SP Energy, UK Power Networks, Affinity Water and Virgin Media were just some of the major names in attendance at the inaugural ‘LSBUD Damage Prevention Day’, which took place on... View Article

Thoughts that keep every self-builder up at night

Wednesday, 27th June 2018

Charlie Luxton, sustainable architectural designer from More4’s ‘Building the Dream’ and guest expert at The London Homebuilding & Renovating Show (21-23 September, ExCeL, London), shares his challenges around self building and offers tips on how to overcome them from his experience of... View Article

FAKRO loses smear campaign against VELUX

Wednesday, 27th June 2018

FAKRO, Polish roof window competitor to VELUX, loses a complaint to the EU Commission, which since 2012 has been used as the basis for a smear campaign across most of Europe against The VELUX Group. The European Commission rejected the... View Article

SCX powers the articulated steel facade of high-profile London redevelopment

Wednesday, 27th June 2018

Sheffield specialist engineering firm SCX Special Projects has opened the door on a stunning articulated steel facade at a high-profile office and residential development in central London. It supplied the facade and designed, built and installed the mechanism that allows... View Article

Novus Property Solutions wins two major housing association contracts

Wednesday, 27th June 2018

Contractor Novus Property Solutions has been appointed to deliver two major refurbishment projects worth nearly £12m for housing associations Aster Group and Metropolitan. For Aster Group, a 28,000-property housing association based in the South of England, Novus will deliver internal... View Article

World Architecture Festival Reveals 2018 Awards Shortlist

Wednesday, 27th June 2018

A research centre in Riyadh, a village lounge in rural China and a mosque without a minaret in Iran are among the projects shortlisted in the World Architecture Festival (WAF) Awards 2018 – the world’s biggest architectural awards programme. WAF... View Article

New apprenticeship standards signed off by Government

Wednesday, 27th June 2018

New higher quality bricklayer and plasterer apprenticeships have received final sign-off by the Government, after a rigorous development process. Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), said: “These higher quality construction apprenticeships have the potential to help solve the construction... View Article