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Brent is the UK’s new-build hotspot according to new research

|Date: 8 April, 2021

Brent is the UK’s new-build hotspot according to new research

Brent is currently the fastest growing location in the UK for housing development, according to new resea ...

Brent is currently the fastest growing location in the UK for housing development, according to new research from Protrade Tools and Fixings. The East Midlands’ supplier of trade tools searched throug ...

8 April, 2021
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Government shares The Housing Forum’s vision of more quality housing for all

|Date: 9 November, 2020

Government shares The Housing Forum’s vision of more quality housing for all

The Housing Minister shared the Government’s ambition for housing in his opening address to The Housing F ...

The Housing Minister shared the Government’s ambition for housing in his opening address to The Housing Forum National Conference on 20th October. Christopher Pincher acknowledged the resilience and r ...

9 November, 2020
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County Durham housing association beats Right to Buy

|Date: 29 July, 2019

County Durham housing association beats Right to Buy

A County Durham housing association has overturned the loss of affordable homes through ‘Right to Buy’ fo ...

A County Durham housing association has overturned the loss of affordable homes through ‘Right to Buy’ for the first time since the 1980s. Thousands of much-needed affordable homes have been lost to f ...

29 July, 2019
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£55m Homes England grant funding to deliver 4,000 homes

|Date: 22 May, 2019

£55m Homes England grant funding to deliver 4,000 homes

Homes England has agreed grant funding deals with 12 local authorities to deliver 4,000 homes across Engl ...

Homes England has agreed grant funding deals with 12 local authorities to deliver 4,000 homes across England. The funding totalling £55m has been awarded through the Government’s £450m Local Authority ...

22 May, 2019
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Esh Border Construction plays key role in delivering essential affordable housing

|Date: 24 February, 2017

Esh Border Construction plays key role in delivering essential affordable housing

Esh Border Construction is helping the drive to ease housing demand in the North-west of England after de ...

Esh Border Construction is helping the drive to ease housing demand in the North-west of England after delivering a host of affordable homes projects. The Cumbria-based firm has been involved in seven ...

24 February, 2017
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Late payment still major issue in construction industry

|Date: 6 January, 2017

Late payment still major issue in construction industry

The latest research figures show that the construction industry continues to suffer from late payment. Fi ...

The latest research figures show that the construction industry continues to suffer from late payment. Figures from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy show that UK businesses ...

6 January, 2017
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PowaTwist masonry stitching system

|Date: 19 August, 2016

PowaTwist masonry stitching system

BPC Building Products has launched PowaTwist, a permanent crack repair system for masonry. ...

BPC Building Products has launched PowaTwist, a permanent crack repair system for masonry. ...

19 August, 2016
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BIM housing model

|Date: 16 August, 2016

BIM housing model

Thurrock Council is using BIM Level 2 to deliver the new Argent Street affordable housing development in ...

Thurrock Council is using BIM Level 2 to deliver the new Argent Street affordable housing development in Grays. ECD Architects designed the scheme and are working with Thurrock to bring the project to ...

16 August, 2016
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Local legacy

|Date: 15 August, 2016

Local legacy

When it comes to creating a successful formula for new social housing, A1 Housing and Bassetlaw District ...

When it comes to creating a successful formula for new social housing, A1 Housing and Bassetlaw District Council may just have cracked it. Claire Clutten reports on a new development in Harworth that ...

15 August, 2016
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