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Wichelstowe awards groundworks contract to local company

|Date: 26 July, 2019

Wichelstowe awards groundworks contract to local company

The joint venture company delivering Wichelstowe, the landmark new home development south of Swindon, has ...

The joint venture company delivering Wichelstowe, the landmark new home development south of Swindon, has appointed its first significant contractor. Civil engineering company Conlon Ltd has been awar ...

26 July, 2019
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L&Q pledges to protect local wildlife on Birnam Mews development

|Date: 23 July, 2019

L&Q pledges to protect local wildlife on Birnam Mews development

L&Q, one of the UK’s leading charitable housing associations, has joined forces with environmental ca ...

L&Q, one of the UK’s leading charitable housing associations, has joined forces with environmental campaigners to boost local wildlife at its Birnam Mews development in Tiddington, near Stratford- ...

23 July, 2019
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Councils warn permitted development a risk to health and wellbeing

|Date: 16 July, 2019

Councils warn permitted development a risk to health and wellbeing

Councils across England are warning that homes created using permitted development rights are a potential ...

Councils across England are warning that homes created using permitted development rights are a potential threat to people’s health and wellbeing, with the most vulnerable people in society being more ...

16 July, 2019
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ForLiving to build one of North West’s biggest PRS schemes

|Date: 4 June, 2019

ForLiving to build one of North West’s biggest PRS schemes

Work on one of the North West’s biggest private rental schemes is set to start in Salford later this year ...

Work on one of the North West’s biggest private rental schemes is set to start in Salford later this year. The £48m Dock 5 development is being built by ForLiving. ForLiving offers high quality homes ...

4 June, 2019
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Guest Comment | Social value in the construction industry

|Date: 16 May, 2019

Guest Comment | Social value in the construction industry

Bev Hurley, Chair of the Institute of Economic Development, the UK’s leading professional body representi ...

Bev Hurley, Chair of the Institute of Economic Development, the UK’s leading professional body representing economic development and regeneration practitioners, discusses the importance of social valu ...

16 May, 2019
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£3m to test better construction procurement approaches

|Date: 18 April, 2019

£3m to test better construction procurement approaches

A £3m fund is now available for pilot projects to improve approaches to procurement in housing, local aut ...

A £3m fund is now available for pilot projects to improve approaches to procurement in housing, local authority-led and infrastructure construction. CITB is seeking Applications and expressions of int ...

18 April, 2019
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Affordable home construction scheme set to hit 700

|Date: 15 April, 2019

Affordable home construction scheme set to hit 700

A major programme of affordable home building by one of the region’s largest housing associations has bee ...

A major programme of affordable home building by one of the region’s largest housing associations has been expanded to 700 homes across the North-east. New low-cost housing is set to be built across C ...

15 April, 2019
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The London Development Conference brings together professionals from across London’s development landscape

|Date: 22 October, 2018

The London Development Conference brings together professionals from across London’s development landscape

The 31st London Development Conference 2018, organised by the National Housing Federation, will take plac ...

The 31st London Development Conference 2018, organised by the National Housing Federation, will take place on 21st November at etc. venues, Prospero House, London. The event provides development infor ...

22 October, 2018
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World-first home energy research lab for Salford

|Date: 19 October, 2018

World-first home energy research lab for Salford

A £16m home energy research centre in Salford has been given the go-ahead by funders. The unique facility ...

A £16m home energy research centre in Salford has been given the go-ahead by funders. The unique facility at the University of Salford will offer state-of the-art testing for hundreds of UK companies ...

19 October, 2018
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Stonewater delivers new affordable rural homes for locals in Long Itchington

|Date: 10 October, 2018

Stonewater delivers new affordable rural homes for locals in Long Itchington

A smart new development of 20 affordable Stonewater homes for local people has opened in Lilac View, Long ...

A smart new development of 20 affordable Stonewater homes for local people has opened in Lilac View, Long Itchington. The properties include four two- and three-bedroom shared ownership homes – a part ...

10 October, 2018
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