One of the Midlands’ leading affordable housing developers is aiming to make a lasting difference to the lives of young people in Wolverhampton after becoming the latest patron at The Way Youth Zone. Keon Homes, which is delivering hundreds of... View Article

Octopus Capital, a leading UK specialist real estate investor, has agreed a forward funding deal with Barratt and David Wilson Homes (Anglia) to support the delivery of 110 new, affordable homes across two sites in Thurston, Suffolk, and Littleport, Cambridgeshire.... View Article

National law firm Shakespeare Martineau has advised Barratt Redrow on a major joint venture with Places for People to deliver one of the UK’s most ambitious new community developments. The scheme will create a pioneering garden town-style development in East Hertfordshire, delivering... View Article

A proposal by Nissen Richards Studio to refurbish and extend The Wiener Holocaust Library in London’s Bloomsbury Conservation Area has been granted planning permission by The London Borough of Camden. The scheme will see the refurbishment of part of the... View Article

As the cost of going out continues to climb, Britons are increasingly turning their attention to the home as the heart of social life, according to new research from the Ideal Home Show – the UK’s longest-running home and lifestyle exhibition, bringing together... View Article

Award-winning sustainable housebuilder Greencore Homes has appointed Matthew Jeal as Head of Planning, strengthening its senior team as the business continues its ambitious growth plans. Forward-thinking Greencore Homes is aiming to deliver 10,000 Better Than Net Zero homes by 2035.... View Article

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is marking Stress Awareness Month (April) by calling on construction business owners and tradespeople to prioritise their mental health amid rising pressures across the industry. As reported in the FMB’s State of Trade survey,... View Article

A brand new affordable and sustainable development of 28 homes in the Armley area of Leeds has been completed by 54North Homes. The £5.1 million Wesley Road development comprises 26 houses and two flats with energy efficiency at the heart of the design of... View Article

Cameron Homes has exchanged contracts to acquire a 2 Ha (5-acre) site in the Worcestershire village of Honeybourne, on the north-western fringes of The Cotswolds. Outline planning is in place for 40 dwellings, granted by Wychavon District Council. Accessed from Stratford... View Article

Within just nine months, Mears have successfully delivered retrofit measures to 237 homes in partnership with South Cambridgeshire District Council and are now set to extend their impact in £4.6m decarbonisation project.   The project was supported by Wave 2.1 of the government’s Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund (previously known... View Article

Bellway North East has appointed a new Commercial Director to support the division in delivering its targets in the coming years. Jordan Harris, 35, who is from Yorkshire, took up the role at the start of February. Based at Bellway... View Article

£140m secured to invest in tenants’ homes and build more affordable homes Santander and Barclays Corporate Banking continue as finance partners Enabling Two Rivers Housing to continue to deliver ambitious growth plans  Two Rivers Housing has secured £140m of new... View Article

Bellway has secured planning permission to build 200 homes in the South Yorkshire village of Skellow. The development will be constructed on a 20-acre site off Crabgate Lane, with work due to start before the summer. The proposals, which have... View Article

Housebuilder Honey has partnered with Bradford-based Incommunities to deliver 85 new homes for the housing association at its Heather development in Low Moor, Bradford. The £19.3m deal is the first between the two businesses and will comprise 59 partnerships plots and 26 section 106 properties. These... View Article

Redford Developments Ltd has received approval, subject to the signing of a S106, from Coventry City Council for its plans to redevelop a 1.8Ha brownfield site next to the University of Warwick, into a low-rise 400-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA)... View Article

Women in Social Housing (WISH) has welcomed Cardo Group as its latest national sponsor, strengthening its mission to support and empower women working in housing. As an organisation dedicated to championing equity, WISH will work closely with Cardo Group to... View Article

Castle Green Homes has been named as a member of Homes England’s Dynamic Purchasing System. The appointment unlocks potential to access public sector land. Simon Finlay, development director at Castle Green Homes, said: “Castle Green is a true hybrid housebuilder,... View Article