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Addressing the challenges of senior housing in the UK

Wednesday, 22nd January 2020

Almost 25% of the UK’s population is over 65 and by 2050, this proportion will have grown to an estimated 37%, according to Property Consultants Bidwells insight. While there are ambitious carbon neutral targets for this date, the planning for the care... View Article

Amey announces two new appointments to its executive team

Wednesday, 22nd January 2020

Leading public service provider Amey has today announced the appointment of two new Managing Directors to its Executive Team, following the appointment of its new CEO, Amanda Fisher, in December 2019. Andy Halsall replaces David McLoughlin as Managing Director for Utilities,... View Article

Fairview New Homes acquires former Ford HQ, Brentwood for new residential development

Wednesday, 22nd January 2020

Fairview New Homes has completed the purchase of the former Ford Headquarters in Brentwood, Essex unconditionally for in excess of £35million for a new residential development, comprising both private and affordable housing. The 21-acre site is located within Great Warley,... View Article

Numbers wanting to build or commission their own home grows despite “dirty tricks” from a growing minority of local authorities

Tuesday, 21st January 2020

New research by the National Custom and Self Build Association (NaCSBA) has found that, since 1 April 2016, an estimated 55,000 people have signed up to Right to Build registers across England to secure a plot to design and build... View Article

GGF members meet on future homes consultation

Tuesday, 21st January 2020

On 7th January, over 35 Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) Member companies met with the GGF Technical team to discuss the impact of the Government Future Homes Consultation proposals and to finalise the GGF’s response to the Consultation. The meeting... View Article

LGA responds to building safety announcements

Tuesday, 21st January 2020

Responding to building safety announcements by Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick recently, the Local Government Association’s building safety spokesman Lord Porter, said: “It is good that the Government is looking at lowering the height requirement at which combustible cladding is banned... View Article

Outline approved for 2000 homes, 2 schools, a pub, health centre, and care home in Stafford

Tuesday, 21st January 2020

Outline plans for 2,000 homes, two new schools and two commercial centres on a site north of Stafford were approved by Stafford Borough Council this week. National consultants Pegasus Group, the lead consultant on the scheme, secured the approval on... View Article

University of Glasgow to construct new Postgraduate Teaching Hub and Business School building

Tuesday, 21st January 2020

The University of Glasgow has approved plans for a major new development which will create a unique hub for its Postgraduate Taught (PGT) student community and house the Adam Smith Business School The new £86 million building, designed by HASSELL,... View Article

Government responds to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 report

Tuesday, 21st January 2020

The Government has published a response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s Phase 1 report, which sets out the steps it intends to take to implement the report’s recommendations at pace, as well as the wider work it is doing to... View Article

Fernando Romero EnterprisE reveals concept for Burning Man Temple

Tuesday, 21st January 2020

FR-EE and Planet Collective designed the Holon Temple concept for Burning Man, the annual event that brings tens of thousands of people – known as Burners – to Nevada’s Black Rock Desert for a week-long experiment in communal living Each... View Article

Port Homes housing development brings local jobs to Hartlepool

Tuesday, 21st January 2020

A new building project in Hartlepool, spearheaded by two brothers, has been hailed a huge success – with 95% of properties sold two years ahead of schedule. St Teresa’s Close, developed by Port Homes, is a beautiful residential project featuring... View Article

John Robertson Architects transforms 1930s Walsingham House, London

Monday, 20th January 2020

Walsingham House – a prominent 1930s office building in the City of London’s Trinity Square Conservation Area – has undergone an extensive structural renovation by John Robertson Architects (JRA) for KHI Holdings Group Originally designed by Howard & Souster in... View Article

Tadao Ando Architect & Associates reveal design for He Art Museum (HEM) in southern China

Monday, 20th January 2020

Designed by Tadao Ando Architect & Associates, He Art Museum (HEM) in Shunde will open its doors to visitors on 21st March 2020 with an inaugural exhibition curated by leading Chinese curator Feng Boyi, From The Mundane World HEM is... View Article

Real Homes Show signs Resi architects as new sponsor for its fourth season

Monday, 20th January 2020

Future plc, the international media group and leading magazine publisher, announces that leading architectural design company Resi is sponsoring the new series of the fast-growing Real Homes Show. The online TV show for homeowners wanting to make their dream home... View Article

Cobe opens exhibition in Berlin

Monday, 20th January 2020

The Danish architecture company Cobe, headed by Dan Stubbergaard, has opened an updated edition of the highly successful exhibition ‘Our Urban Living Room’ at the renowned Aedes Architecture Forum in Berlin The opening was launched last Friday with a big... View Article

Green light for £30m regeneration of part of Gosport Historic Waterfront

Monday, 20th January 2020

Phase one of the regeneration of a former MoD site in Gosport has been granted planning permission. The £30million scheme, being delivered by Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust (PNBPT) in partnership with Elite Homes, will see the creation of 30... View Article

North Wales’ largest housing association completes £155m refinancing deal

Monday, 20th January 2020

North Wales’ largest housing association, Adra (previously known as Cartrefi Cymunedol Gwynedd) has just completed a refinancing deal worth £155m with new lenders. The company, with its headquarters in Bangor, is a leading north Wales supplier of social and affordable... View Article

Work starts on next phase of project to reduce flood risk in Leeds

Monday, 20th January 2020

Work has started on the next stage of a major scheme to reduce the risk of flooding in Leeds. Construction on the second phase of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme will see flood defences being built on the River Aire... View Article

New housing design in England overwhelmingly ‘mediocre’ or ‘poor’

Monday, 20th January 2020

The design of new housing developments in England is overwhelmingly ‘mediocre’ or ‘poor’, with less-affluent communities the worst affected, according to a national audit conducted by UCL for CPRE, the countryside charity, and the Place Alliance A housing design audit... View Article

BIM Show Live keynote speakers revealed

Friday, 17th January 2020

Designing for healthy people and places, protecting the environment and human centred design are all high on the agenda at the industry leading BIM Show Live conference taking place in Newcastle upon Tyne, 26-27 February 2020 Three of the four... View Article