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Scottish government identifies actions to speed up planning
Ministers have released 10 actions which will help to speed up the planning process and deliver more homes in Scotland…
A new report has been...
200 communities approve Neighbourhood Plans
A new landmark has been reached, with 200 communities now approving Neighbourhood Plans, it has emerged…
Support for Neighbourhood Plans has reached a major milestone,...
The UK planning system – fit for purpose?
In the first of a two-part article discussing the British planning system, Christian Hilber, Associate Professor of Economic Geography at the London School of...
Oxford City Council starts Local Plan consultation process
Consultations are underway in Oxford to create a new Local Plan to help guide development in the area for the next two decades…
Work has...
Accessible housing standards: confusion could lead to lack of delivery
Jean Hewitt, Director of the Centre for Accessible Environments returns to the subject of accessible housing standards and how easy it is to confuse the categories .
Green building in London hindered by lack of performance goals
A new whitepaper has warned a lack of city-wide performance goals are stopping London from becoming a global leader in green building…
A new whitepaper...
Innovation in net-zero energy housing gets £4.23m boost
The Interreg NWE programme has awarded the Energiesprong net-zero housing refurbishment initiative €5.4m (£4.23m) of European funding…
The funding from the Interreg NWE programme will...
Funding for flood defences is putting communities at risk
The government is failing to protect communities at risk of flooding according to the Environmental Audit Committee.
A lack of long-term strategic planning to manage...
The effect of Brexit on the construction industry
The effect that a Brexit could have on the construction skills shortage is examined by Actis UK and Ireland director Matthew King, who wonders...
A rare opportunity to ‘turn the tide’
Oliver Johnson, Policy Executive at Environmental Industries Commission outlines the challenges caused by flooding and highlights details from the Turning the Tide report...
Previously occasional,...
Smart Design: home adaptations helping us live longer at home
Altro outline how smart design is helping people to live longer at home...
People today are living much longer than ever before, and as they get...
BLP Insurance – Build to rent
The UK’s housing shortage is not a new issue. According to data published by the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) earlier this year,...
Funding cut to make brownfield land suitable for housing
The government has cut funding to make brownfield sites appropriate for construction, it has emerged…
MPs on the environmental audit committee have warned funding aimed...
Trade survey reveals uncertainty in construction
A new trade survey has revealed uncertainty in the construction sector ahead of the EU referendum, with a mixed year ahead forecast…
The latest Construction...
Mayoral candidate’s affordable housing target will hurt SMEs
The Federation of Master Builders has warned mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan’s targets for affordable housing could have an impact on SMEs…
With the London mayoral...
BIM: Embracing innovation in housing
Paul Surin, Vice-Chairman of BIM4M2, and a member of the Built Environment Executive for the IET, evaluates the role of BIM for innovation in...
Wrexham Council to invest record £54m in housing improvement work
Wrexham Council's Executive Board has approved £54m investment, aimed at upgrading its housing stock...
Wrexham Council’s ambitious project to modernize its entire housing stock has...
Land and skills shortages threaten housebuilding
A new survey has revealed land shortages and a lack of skilled workers could derail housebuilding targets…
Chronic shortages of both land and skilled workers...
Agreement signed to develop construction centre in Wales
A new construction training centre in Swansea will help train up to 1,100 workers a year...
Construction Wales Innovation Centre (CWIC), which will cost some...
Self-build register launched in the Isle of Wight
A new self-build register has been launched by the Isle of Wight Council to help people wishing to construct their own property…
The Isle of...
Electric heating and hot water products for the social housing market
Calum Black, Operations Director of The Electric Heating Company Ltd outlines electric heating and hot water products for the social housing market...
With over 10 years experience of...
London mayoral candidates dismiss value of infrastructure
Natasha Levanti, Group Communications Executive, ACE Group discusses the mayoral candidates disdain for the needs of Londoners in their quest to take office...
Despite the fact that...
The Housing and Planning Bill: A time of confusion
Naomi Luhde-Thompson, Planning Campaigner for Friends of the Earth details how further reform of the planning system heralded by the Housing and Planning Bill...
Government aid for households undertaking energy efficiency measures falls
New research has revealed the amount of government aid available to help households install energy efficiency measures has fallen drastically since 2012…
Cold homes kills...
£17m Manchester apartment blocks awarded BREEAM outstanding
Three refurbished 13-storey apartment blocks have been recognised for sustainability achievements, receiving a BREEAM outstanding rating…
Designers of three apartment blocks located in Manchester have...
An External Wall Insulation solution for Welsh housing
Wrexham County Borough Council outline their push in getting homes ready for the Welsh Housing Quality Standard by installing External Wall Insulation as a...