
Manchester region pledges to scale up new net-zero homes
Greater Manchester has announced ambitious plans to build 30,000 net-zero homes over the next 16 years through a partnership with the government’s housing accelerator Homes
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Greater Manchester has announced ambitious plans to build 30,000 net-zero homes over the next 16 years through a partnership with the government’s housing accelerator Homes
Boris Johnson’s announcement to insulate more homes to protect people from the cost-of-living crisis has added weight to adopting a national green retrofit strategy claims
Nearly a third of construction firms have been forced to switch from housebuilding to other types of work due to inadequate professional indemnity insurance, PII,
New homes in London recorded a 51 per cent year-on-year increase according to the National House Building Council’s, NHBC, registration figures for the first quarter
The number of individuals registering to construct a self-build or custom house rose by a third while permissions granted increased by just seven per cent.
More than half of SME builders feel unprepared for imminent changes in building regulations to improve energy efficiency, claims the Federation of Master Builders, FMB.
London’s mayor Sadiq Khan has appointed Lyn Garner to oversee the capital’s housing delivery on land the authority owns. Ms Garner will offer strategic oversight
SME housebuilders are furious about being forced to pick up the tap for remediating unsafe tower blocks – a type of property they don’t build.
Housebuilders could be lumbered with extra infrastructure costs if solar panels become mandatory for new developments, the industry fears. The National Federation of Builders, NFB,
Building output was boosted by sustained rise in new work across the board according to the Construction Purchasing Managers index for March. The latest reading
Fuel prices to soar in wake of curbs on Russian oil imports Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has announced the UK will phase out imports of
SME builders are lobbying the government to hold off scrapping the tax rebate on red diesel due to the war in Ukraine. Lack of electrically
Housebuilders have urged the Scottish government to speed up planning and simplify regulation if they want to see 110,000 affordable
The government’s housing and regeneration agency, Homes England, has published a pipeline of 14 different infrastructure contracts worth £210.2m. The
Energy and net zero secretary Ed Millibandhas pledged that rented homes should be warmer and free from mould by 2030.
SME companies are set to be involved in a multi-million-pound regeneration of London’s largest housing estate. Newham council wants the
Smaller builders will be crucial to hitting the Government’s ambitious target of 300,000 new homes a year, claims the construction
Raising competence levels among domestic builders should be among future changes to the industry to ensure all buildings are safe,
SMEs are hoping to get a slice of the housebuilding action when it comes to expanding existing places and regeneration
Skills such as heat pump installation, teamwork and leadership should be among the training and upskilling included in the apprenticeship
Repairs and maintenance SMEs need to skill up on decarbonisation, shows survey Smaller building firms are less confident than larger
New initiative criticised as ‘indiscriminate’ A voluntary commitment to instal newly built homes with bird-nesting bricks or boxes as well
Whole life carbon emissions will need to be assessed A supreme court ruling last week overturning approval for drilling oil
House prices rise in the North Average private rents rose by more than 10 per cent over the last year
Housebuilders are calling for a ‘cap’ on the grid connection and infrastructure costs when it becomes mandatory for new homes
Standardisinginfrastructure agreements and employing more planning officerswould speed updelivery of thousands of housing projects currently delayed, claims the Homebuilders Federation,
Simplifying planning with a new ‘medium’ sized definition for sites of ten to 49 homeswill enable SMEs to be major
Proposals for young people to be able to work and move freely around Europe could have a positive spin-off for
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