A proposed urban garden village of 1,600 low carbon homes on the site of former gas works in Birkenhead has received a major boost of £29m from Homes England. £51m pledged for site remediation Former railway to be turned into a linear park 1,600 low carbon homes set to be built Derelict former gas site gets £29m to pave the way for 1,600 new homes Birkenhead’s former gasworks havemoved closer to being transformed into an urban garden village with the [...]

Energy and net zero secretary Ed Millibandhas pledged that rented homes should be warmer and free from mould by 2030. The announcement is likely to be a significant boost for SME builders. Estimated 5.7m rented homes need to be upgraded 71 per cent of homes built before 1950 are D grade or lower All rented homes should have a C grade or higher by 2030 Promise to make rented homes warmer lights up SME builders’ future Smaller builders’ pipeline of [...]