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Why property is uniquely positioned to recover quickly from COVID-19

Tuesday, 31st March 2020

Jamie Johnson, CEO, FJP Investment. The spread of coronavirus is arguably the biggest global event since the Second World War, having a devastating impact on people’s health and financial markets. Billions has been wiped off the London and New York... View Article

Period Living’s May issue announces opening of submissions for annual Home and Garden of the Year awards

Tuesday, 31st March 2020

The May issue of Period Living, on sale from 26 March, is marking the return of its annual Home and Garden of the Year awards. Britain’s fastest growing home title and best-selling period homes magazine is on the hunt again... View Article

Southern Grove takes control of former Maidstone library site for fully-affordable housing scheme

Monday, 30th March 2020

Developer Southern Grove has secured a site in London commuter hotspot Maidstone for a significant fully affordable and design-led housing scheme. All 175 units that will be built on the site of the Old Springfield Library will be available through... View Article

Moda Living and Apache Capital submits plans for £258m residential development on Great Charles Street, Birmingham

Monday, 30th March 2020

Moda Living (Moda) and funding partner Apache Capital Partners have submitted a planning application to deliver a 722-home build-to-rent development in Birmingham. The plans were formed following extensive engagement with key stakeholders including Birmingham City Council, the Jewellery Quarter Development... View Article

Conran and Partners appointed to deliver master plan to regenerate historic Hailsham, East Sussex

Monday, 30th March 2020

Leading UK architectural practice Conran and Partners has been appointed by Wealden District Council to develop a new master plan for the historic town of Hailsham in East Sussex. The master plan will offer a clear, strategic vision for the... View Article

Welcome news to support the self employed

Monday, 30th March 2020

The Chancellor has announced a range of packages to support the self-employed, which mirrors the offering made to directly employed workers. The scheme’s eligibility is for anyone earning less than £50,000, is based on the last three years tax returns... View Article

All options on the table: narrow thinking will not enable the green developments we need

Monday, 30th March 2020

Developers are being asked to resolve a UK housing policy contradiction. On one hand, the UK desperately needs more new homes to address long-term systemic shortages. On the other, the environmental impact of buildings is under the spotlight like never... View Article

How the built environment can ditch unsustainable practices

Monday, 30th March 2020

Globally, the construction industry accounts for 39% of the world’s carbon emissions. If we’re serious about protecting the environment, this needs to change. Those of us in the built environment need to be setting our sights higher, and starting to... View Article

Wheelchair accessible bathrooms – if not now…. when?

Friday, 27th March 2020

Stuart Reynolds, Head of Product and Marketing at AKW, explains how both private and social landlords can create well-designed wheelchair accessible bathrooms, cost-effectively. A sizeable survey on wheelchair users and their housing needs revealed the chronic lack of wheelchair accessible... View Article

Four 2020 openings to look out for from award-winning interior designers, Dexter Moren Associates

Thursday, 26th March 2020

World-leading hospitality designers Dexter Moren Associates (DMA) has announced the opening of two exciting hotel and two residential projects in 2020. Reflecting Dexter Moren Associates’ design philosophy, the 2020 openings are both beautiful and functional with their inspiration rooted in... View Article

Housebuilding rates fall – even before coronavirus impacts

Thursday, 26th March 2020

The number of new build homes started and completed in the last quarter of 2019 fell below government targets, according to new government figures published today – and the industry says the coronavirus pandemic is set to impact these further. According to... View Article

Feilden Fowles wins National Railway Museum Central Hall Design Competition

Thursday, 26th March 2020

Proposal persuades Jury with elegant rotunda, new exhibition gallery and ambitious energy strategy. The National Railway Museum and competition organisers Malcolm Reading Consultants (MRC) announced that the team led by Feilden Fowles has won the international design competition to create... View Article

London Festival of Architecture and Network Rail reveal ‘Sitting Pretty’ designs

Thursday, 26th March 2020

The London Festival of Architecture (LFA) and Network Rail have revealed the winning teams and designs for new seating to be installed in some of London’s largest rail stations. Architecture and design students, recent graduates and emerging practitioners were invited... View Article

An Unusual Façade: Sogutozu Business Centre

Thursday, 26th March 2020

The Sögütözü Business Centre designed by Aura Design Studio, is located at the heart of Ankara’s largest business and shopping districts. A pedestrian backbone alongside various commercial venues and a hotel on the surrounding plots of land surrounding are among... View Article

National Housing Maintenance Forum shares briefing on best practice guidelines for social housing asset managers during Covid-19 outbreak

Thursday, 26th March 2020

The NHMF has published an online Q&A briefing designed to help asset managers, landlords and their contractors or in-house repairs teams navigate their way through repairs and maintenance programmes during the Government’s Covid-19 restrictions. The briefing will be updated in... View Article

How insulation can make or break a ground floor

Thursday, 26th March 2020

Poorly specified and installed insulation can have a detrimental impact on ground floors. Rob Firman, Technical and Specification Manager at Polyfoam XPS explains the risks, and how different insulation types can affect performance. When constructing ground floors in residential properties,... View Article

MMC Champion visits timber frame facility

Wednesday, 25th March 2020

At the end of 2019 Mark Farmer accepted a new role as the independent champion for Modern Methods of Construction (MMC). His mission, to modernise housing delivery, has seen him become a major figure in the offsite sector. As part... View Article

ONS UK House Price Index – Walker Crips Property Income Ltd comments

Wednesday, 25th March 2020

James Allen, Director of Walker Crips Property Income Ltd, comments on the outlook for the UK property market following the publication of today’s ONS UK House Price Index: “Today’s ONS data is yet to cast light on the current property... View Article

The impact the UK lockdown has on roof repairs and maintenance

Wednesday, 25th March 2020

Adrian Buttress, managing director at Permaroof, the UK’s leading importer and distributor of Firestone RubberCover roofing products, said: “There has been lots of confusion among the construction industry after Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered people to stay at home unless... View Article

The Southern Homebuilding & Renovating Show is set to help homeowners tackle DIY to turn a property into a home

Wednesday, 25th March 2020

The South East has seen the largest housebuilding growth within the UK, according to figures from Stone Real Estate, which compared constructed properties to the average population growth in the region. To enable people to continue fulling their property aspirations,... View Article