RICS launches new Home Survey Standard
RICS is to launch the new mandatory RICS Home Survey Standard, following industry and consumer consultation held earlier this year.
The towns and cities most at risk from unsafe gas appliances
As temperatures fall, more of us are switching on the heating in our homes, but new figures reveal a hidden danger in doing so due to unsafe gas appliances in some areas of the UK.
Work begins on £60m Cambridge Military Hospital redevelopment
Weston Homes has begun the £60m redevelopment programme to convert the Grade II listed Cambridge Military Hospital in Aldershot into a residential development providing 140 new homes.
Industrial development in Luton gains planning permission
Kier Property has achieved planning consent for its new 13-unit industrial development in Luton, located in west Luton on the Kingsway Industrial Estate.
Mace calls on next Government to support UK construction industry
Mace has called on politicians to introduce a range of policies that would help the UK construction industry thrive under the next Government.
MSPS partnership to support rehabilitated ex-offenders
Morgan Sindall Property Services and Waltham Forest Council held a social value working lunch to discuss the development of a programme that will support rehabilitated ex-offenders back into the community.
Muse wins place on £650m Slough Urban Renewal scheme
Urban regeneration specialist, Muse Developments has been appointed as development manager for the North West Quadrant scheme as part of the Slough Urban Renewal (SUR).
Camden Council issues ban on rogue landlord
Camden Council has obtained London’s first rogue landlord banning order against a man who repeatedly placed tenants’ lives at risk through letting unsafe housing.
Landmark partnership to deliver detailed BIM-ready 3D models
Landmark Information has partnered with AccuCities to enable architects, planners and developers to access highly detailed BIM-ready 3D models of different UK locations
Interserve delivers £71m Selly Oak Shopping Park
Interserve has completed the £71m Selly Oak Shopping Park, Birmingham, alongside a 418-bed student accommodation scheme.
Ramboll appoints director of cities and regeneration
Elad Eisenstein has left Arup to join Ramboll as director of cities and regeneration to lead its urban regeneration work across the UK.
Project set to install ground source heat in 364 flats in...
A project to install sprinklers and ground source heat to 364 flats in tower blocks on the north side of the River Wear has launched.
Kier Highways achieves leaders in diversity accreditation
Kier Highways has achieved the National Centre for Diversity’s Leaders in diversity accreditation for its commitment to equality and diversity in the workplace.
Can shared ownership fix the housing crisis?
Housing association Aster Group has urged political parties to work together to fix Britain’s housing market and put shared ownership at the heart of their general election manifestos.
Sevron and BESA partnership to streamline chemical safety
Sevron has officially become the preferred provider of chemical safety and risk assessment software for the Building Engineering Services Association.
Modular housebuilder creates app to build your own home
Modular housebuilder Built & Spaces has created its own app to turn a customer’s dream into a fully constructed home in just ten weeks.
Steel Manipulator: An innovative solution for landing steel structures
Costain and Thomson Engineering have worked collaboratively to create a solution for landing steel structures that deliver improvements in safety, efficiency and the environment.
Housing and support for the elderly and disabled in Ryde
Ryde Village, the extra care housing scheme, will offer elderly and disabled people housing and support, maximising their independence and quality of life.
The scope of section 73 orders may have just become clearer
In a key decision handed down by the Court of Appeal, it has been made clear that Local Planning Authorities cannot use section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to change the description of a development granted planning permission.
Construction complete on research centre at University of Nottingham
Midlands contractor G F Tomlinson has completed the expansion of the Centre for Biomolecular Sciences at the University of Nottingham.
Bolton student block blaze raises more cladding concerns
Cladding on student accommodation, The Cube in Bolton, is a cause for “concern” following a major blaze on Friday (15 November), says Greater Manchester's mayor.
Tesco and Weston Homes submit planning for 1,280 new homes
Weston Homes and Tesco have submitted a planning application to redevelop the Tesco store in Goodmayes into a new mixed-use development.
Property experts call for new body to deliver Oxford-Cambridge Arc
Property experts have called for the creation of an Olympic-style body to deliver the homes and infrastructure needed to create a supercluster within the Oxford-Cambridge Arc.
2020 CIBSE Building Performance Awards shortlist announced
The Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre, Manchester, The Sweco Building, Bergen, Norway, and the Hitchcock Centre for the Environment, Amherst, USA, are three innovative schemes that have made the shortlist for the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) Building Performance Awards 2020.
Vacant properties should house those on waiting lists, says GMB
Overall there is no alternative but for councils to increase the supply of council homes for rent at genuinely affordable rents, but using the already existing housing stock to house people is something that shouldn’t be overlooked, says GMB London.
Cole Waterhouse to deliver 290 new homes in Salford
Salford City Council has approved plans for a residential scheme, the Anchorage, which will deliver up to 290 new apartments in Salford Quays.