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Brokenshire praises BME housing associations

Housing Secretary James Brokenshire has praised BME housing associations for their work in “promoting equality and diversity within the housing market” and “helping build the strong, integrated communities that we all want to see”

Avonmouth centre injects £5.3 million into local economy

A Resource Recovery Centre, in Avonmouth Bristil costing £252 million, has put £5.3 million back into the local economy.

Research reveals greater demand for volumetric modular buildings

Research from AMA Research has shown a 6% increase in prefabricated volumetric modular buildings and portable accommodation in 2017.

Design team revealed for one of London’s biggest housing regeneration projects

Wates Residential announced a leading design team has been appointed to work on one of London’s biggest housing regeneration projects.

Industry responds to vote in favour of Heathrow expansion

A recent vote in the House of Commons has allowed MPs across the board to support controversial plans to expand Heathrow airport by building a third runway.

Ilke homes secures partnerships to deliver additional modular homes

ilke Homes, a British modular homes business, has announced partnerships to deliver an additional 56 new modular properties across the UK

Brokenshire announces multi-billion pound social housing boost

A multi-billion pound boost to social housing across England was confirmed today (26 June) by Secretary of State for Communities, James Brokenshire, as part of the effort to build the homes communities desperately require

MPs back Heathrow third runway

The House of Commons has voted by 415 votes to 119 in favour of the government’s airports national policy statement (NPS) on the Heathrow airport expansion

CIH calls on government to do more for social housing

In a report published at the start of Housing 2018 – the CIH’s annual conference – in Manchester today (26 June), the body has called on the government to suspend the Right to Buy in order to increase the supply of affordable housing

Northern road and rail improvements to create thousands of jobs

The Department for Transport’s analysis of future spending has shown there will be greater spending on road and rail upgrades in the north.

Review highlights requirements to speed up housebuilding

A review of housebuilding has stressed the need for changes to the current system to ensure new homes are built faster to help meet government targets

£8m of extra HS2 funding to deliver woodlands and safer roads

More than £8m of government funding will create new woodlands and deliver safer roads on the route of Britain’s new railway, HS2 Minister Nusrat Ghani announced today (25 June)

FSB urges Government to improve procurement for small businesses

Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is calling on the government to accept a raft of public procurement reforms that will promote supply chain best-practice and unlock the potential of small businesses

Sadiq Khan launches new portal for Londoners to find affordable homes

The Mayor of London has launched an online property finder, 'Homes for Londoners', that helps those living in the capital to find affordable homes.

Chair announced for review into planning appeal inquiries

Communities Secretary James Brokenshire has today (22 June) announced the appointment of Bridget Rosewell to chair the Independent Review into Planning Appeal Inquiries

Construction contracts struggle as new work dips to five year low

The value of new construction contracts in May reached £4.5bn, a decrease of almost 10% compared to April and the lowest amount for over five years

Minister quits to vote against third Heathrow runway

Greg Hands has resigned as trade minister so he can vote against the expansion of Heathrow Airport with a third runway

Planning function ‘watered down’ in 83% of councils

The planning function has been downgraded to lower positions in the corporate structure of local authorities across the UK, a new survey by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has revealed.

Social housing construction down 90% since 2010

The amount of social homes being built has decreased by almost 90% since the Conservative Party were elected in 2010, according to new official figures

Network Rail takes industry leading step to improve how subcontractors are paid

Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK, will benefit from new contract terms as Network Rail changes the way major suppliers working on the railway pay their subcontractors.

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