
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
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
More homes for seniors needed to cope with ageing population A major uplift in public subsidies to support private investment
Persuading future MPs to develop a national strategy to improve the energy and water efficiency of the UK’s 25m existing
The UK’s industrial and logistics sector is pressing the government to bring back strategic planning so that new warehouse space
Scotland’s homes need to be watertight and insulated before installing heat pumps and other renewable energies, warn key industry figures
More than 250,000 new entrants across multiple disciplines are needed to make the UK’s existing 27m homes reach net zero
SME developers and housebuilders should get a greater slice of the action under local authorities’ new powers to buy land
SME housebuilders developing sites of less than ten homes are finding biodiversity net gain rules so complicated and costly they
A cross-industry working group is calling for mandatory targets to cut individual water consumption at home from 110 litres a
Getting cranes, roofs, and steel girders to arrive on site without major delays is becoming more and more difficult claims
One of the largest regeneration schemes in Europe has reached a major milestone with the creation of a limited liability
BNG review urgently needed to help SMEs speed up housing delivery SMEs are optimistic proposed ‘rolling reforms’ to environmental regulation
New levy on top of existing developer tax is unnecessary SME housebuilders are being encouraged to lobby their local MPs
Unclear how proposed changes will work The building industry has described reforms to planning as a step in the right
Commonhold set for mixed-use developments Housebuilders back plansfor commonhold ownership for new build flats claiming this will boost urban density
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