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London HA calls for new development tax as part of major reforms to land market

|Date: 26 June, 2020

London HA calls for new development tax as part of major reforms to land market

Housing association Network Homes has released a new report, Making land deliver, calling for major refor ...

Housing association Network Homes has released a new report, Making land deliver, calling for major reforms of the land market, including a flat affordable housing tax for developers to replace the ex ...

26 June, 2020
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Kingspan helps Passivhaus development to meet the standard

|Date: 26 June, 2020

Kingspan helps Passivhaus development to meet the standard

A development of 13 homes in the Bedfordshire village of Sharnbrook has been certified to the requirement ...

A development of 13 homes in the Bedfordshire village of Sharnbrook has been certified to the requirements of the Passivhaus Standard, with a specification combining Kingspan’s premium performance ins ...

26 June, 2020
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Developers put on notice for £47bn public land framework

|Date: 25 June, 2020

Developers put on notice for £47bn public land framework

As the UK begins to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic, national framework provider Pagabo has put deve ...

As the UK begins to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic, national framework provider Pagabo has put developers on notice for its new public sector framework, worth an estimated £47bn. Its first frame ...

25 June, 2020
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1,000 affordable homes back on site in the Midlands

|Date: 25 June, 2020

1,000 affordable homes back on site in the Midlands

Housing association Midland Heart has restarted its work to deliver much-needed new affordable homes foll ...

Housing association Midland Heart has restarted its work to deliver much-needed new affordable homes following the relaxation of lockdown restrictions. The 33,000-home landlord has worked with develop ...

25 June, 2020
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£105m to keep rough sleepers safe during pandemic

|Date: 24 June, 2020

£105m to keep rough sleepers safe during pandemic

Interim housing for thousands of rough sleepers taken off the streets during the pandemic is to be provid ...

Interim housing for thousands of rough sleepers taken off the streets during the pandemic is to be provided, ministers have announced. The additional £105m will be used to support rough sleepers and t ...

24 June, 2020
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New research on the importance of brownfield development

|Date: 24 June, 2020

New research on the importance of brownfield development

Research released by EDAROTH, a subsidiary of engineering, design and project management consultancy Atki ...

Research released by EDAROTH, a subsidiary of engineering, design and project management consultancy Atkins, outlines the significance of brownfield site development if Greater Manchester is to meet i ...

24 June, 2020
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Grant Aerona³ heat pumps feature in NBS National BIM Library

|Date: 24 June, 2020

Grant Aerona³ heat pumps feature in NBS National BIM Library

All four Aerona³ R32 models, Grant’s fourth generation of air source heat pumps, are featured within the ...

All four Aerona³ R32 models, Grant’s fourth generation of air source heat pumps, are featured within the National Building Specification’s BIM Library. This extensive online resource collates the prod ...

24 June, 2020
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New measures to get Britain building in Coronavirus recovery

|Date: 23 June, 2020

New measures to get Britain building in Coronavirus recovery

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP has announced that measures to help the construction industry boost b ...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP has announced that measures to help the construction industry boost building and return to work safely will be introduced this week. Planning permission deadlines w ...

23 June, 2020
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Three quarters of fire doors failed inspections in 2019

|Date: 22 June, 2020

Three quarters of fire doors failed inspections in 2019

More than three quarters (76%) of the fire doors inspected by the Fire Door Inspection Scheme (FDIS) in 2 ...

More than three quarters (76%) of the fire doors inspected by the Fire Door Inspection Scheme (FDIS) in 2019 were condemned as not fit for purpose. In addition, 63% of the buildings inspected also had ...

22 June, 2020
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Plans submitted for over 150 new Hightown homes in Hemel Hempstead

|Date: 18 June, 2020

Plans submitted for over 150 new Hightown homes in Hemel Hempstead

Hightown Housing Association has submitted planning permission for 158 new affordable homes and three com ...

Hightown Housing Association has submitted planning permission for 158 new affordable homes and three commercial units in the Maylands area of Hemel Hempstead. The new development, located on Wood Lan ...

18 June, 2020
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