Last week, multi-disciplinary design practice, rg+p Ltd partnered with the Leicestershire and Rutland Society of Architects (LRSA), LCB Canopy and community interest company, Mini BrickChic® CIC to host a series of workshops for aspiring young architects. Held in the public... View Article

One of the Midlands’ largest housing associations has welcomed the Government’s additional £1 billion investment in social and affordable housing while stressing that its success must ultimately be measured in homes delivered. The funding announced in today’s Budget takes the value... View Article

Planning permission has been granted for R131, a research building designed by Stride Treglown for the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) at Oxfordshire’s Harwell Science and Innovation Campus. The five-storey building at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) will provide... View Article

Esri UK and Ordnance Survey (OS) have launched the Social Housing Innovation Challenge, inviting housing associations and local authorities to submit innovative ideas for using digital mapping technology to tackle challenges in social housing. Entry is free with up to three... View Article

By Kevin Willetts, Chair of specialist housing provider for older people Alpha Living By 2030, one in six people worldwide will be aged 60 or over. In the UK, around 12 million people are already aged 65 and above. This... View Article

Thomas Alexander Homes has become the only current Yorkshire-based housebuilder to partner with Octopus Energy on its world-first Zero Bills initiative and offer the scheme in the region. Launched in 2022, Octopus’ Zero Bills scheme allows customers to move into... View Article

Wates Residential has been appointed as development partner to work with Mid Sussex District Council and The Digital Picture House to develop proposals for the £23m revival of the Clair Hall site in Haywards Heath. The appointment follows a competitive... View Article

Bellway has been recognised for the homes it is building for first-time buyers at two neighbouring developments in Newcastle upon Tyne. Falcon Grove and Roman Court, which are located in Lower Callerton, six miles from the city centre, were highly... View Article

ZMMA and Nissen Richards Studio, working in a co-creative collaboration, are delighted to announce their appointment for the exhibitions redesign at The Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds. The Museum’s ‘Armed with Hope and Understanding’ project represents a major, multi-million-pound refurbishment... View Article

Affordable housing developer AJC Group has purchased a new, larger headquarters in Ringwood as it prepares to expand its workforce and increase its presence across the South. The Dorset-founded SME has relocated from Poole to Headlands Business Park in Ringwood,... View Article

Government’s impact assessment criticised for failing to consider added cost of standards on new homes Housing bodies have warned proposals for a new green energy standard being considered by the Scottish Government will significantly deepen the country’s housing emergency. The... View Article