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New report from NEC Contracts explores key drivers of industry change

|Date: 30 July, 2025

New report from NEC Contracts explores key drivers of industry change

The exclusive research from NEC Contracts, Smarter, greener, together: the factors driving change in our ...

The exclusive research from NEC Contracts, Smarter, greener, together: the factors driving change in our industry’, offers the first comprehensive view of where the sector truly stands in 2025 across ...

30 July, 2025
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Vast majority of rural councils have no targets for social housing, new report reveals

|Date: 21 July, 2025

Vast majority of rural councils have no targets for social housing, new report reveals

A comprehensive new report examining housing provision across England's 84 rural local authorities has re ...

A comprehensive new report examining housing provision across England's 84 rural local authorities has revealed a concerning picture of under-supply and inadequate planning for social housing. The rep ...

21 July, 2025
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Redesigning the relationship between housing needs and housing delivery

|Date: 18 July, 2025

Redesigning the relationship between housing needs and housing delivery

Are we building homes for the sake of building? Dr Anna Pagani, Senior Lecturer at King’s College London, ...

Are we building homes for the sake of building? Dr Anna Pagani, Senior Lecturer at King’s College London, discusses how a housebuilding moratorium could provide the homes we actually need. The severit ...

18 July, 2025
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Unlocking affordable rural housing in England: A roadmap for change

|Date: 9 July, 2025

Unlocking affordable rural housing in England: A roadmap for change

A major new research report tackling England’s rural housing crisis was launched on Monday 7th July at St ...

A major new research report tackling England’s rural housing crisis was launched on Monday 7th July at Stonewater’s new homes development in Loxwood, Sussex. The report marks a pivotal moment for rura ...

9 July, 2025
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Siniat takes industry-leading step to accept formal design responsibility

|Date: 5 June, 2025

Siniat takes industry-leading step to accept formal design responsibility

In a first for the UK construction sector, Siniat has announced it will formally take design responsibili ...

In a first for the UK construction sector, Siniat has announced it will formally take design responsibility for the system information and standard details it issues, marking a significant shift in ac ...

5 June, 2025
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Independent testing crucial to bridge retrofit confidence gap, BSRIA study reveals

|Date: 3 June, 2025

Independent testing crucial to bridge retrofit confidence gap, BSRIA study reveals

New research from the Building Services Research and Intelligence Association (BSRIA), highlights a signi ...

New research from the Building Services Research and Intelligence Association (BSRIA), highlights a significant confidence gap between construction professionals and the general public regarding the e ...

3 June, 2025
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Pausing housebuilding could counter loss of social homes and associated costs

|Date: 20 May, 2025

Pausing housebuilding could counter loss of social homes and associated costs

Halting the building of new homes could help to address the dramatic decrease in the number and share of ...

Halting the building of new homes could help to address the dramatic decrease in the number and share of social homes, by reallocating resources to upkeep the existing housing stock and preventing its ...

20 May, 2025
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Schools strongly support heat decarbonisation, but barriers hinder progress, according to new Baxi research

|Date: 15 May, 2025

Schools strongly support heat decarbonisation, but barriers hinder progress, according to new Baxi research

A survey conducted by Baxi of 200 state school estates managers, consultant engineers and M&E contrac ...

A survey conducted by Baxi of 200 state school estates managers, consultant engineers and M&E contractors has found that while enthusiasm for net zero and support for low carbon heating systems in ...

15 May, 2025
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Deepening chasm in social housing provision between north and south, research warns

|Date: 2 May, 2024

Deepening chasm in social housing provision between north and south, research warns

Social housing stock among England’s northern local authorities is set to plummet by an additional 30% by ...

Social housing stock among England’s northern local authorities is set to plummet by an additional 30% by 2040 compared to their southern counterparts, groundbreaking research by socio-economic expert ...

2 May, 2024
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Affordable Housing in the BCP area at crisis level

|Date: 22 April, 2024

Affordable Housing in the BCP area at crisis level

David Cracklen, Director of AJC Group, comments on the lack of affordable housing in the Bournemouth, Chr ...

David Cracklen, Director of AJC Group, comments on the lack of affordable housing in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area as a matter of urgency, following reports that individuals on middle i ...

22 April, 2024
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