Latest News

Joining the Part L fan club

Chris Windle goes on site with BSRIA and Gleeson Homes for an airtightness test of the kind developers may be required to undertake if new Part L Building Regulations go ahead as expected

Designed to win

Chris Windle considers a selection of the Design for Manufacture stage two winners

Market set to remain challenging – CML

Housebuilders welcomed the Bank of England’s decision to cut interest rates by a quarter point early last month, but the market remains challenging. The CML is predicting a flat housing market over the next few years and recently halved its forecast for h

IN THE PIPELINE

<b>Paul Westwood Homes</b> has received the green light to build 18 apartments in Wolverhampton. The £890,000 scheme has been designed by ID Architects and will be built at Lane Green Road, Codsall. Work is scheduled to commence late 2005. <b>George Wimp

Applications for new homes are up 4% last quarter compared to 2004

New Homes Marketing Board AGM

Homebuy plan details released

The government has released further details of its Homebuy proposals, aimed at boosting home ownership levels by a further 100,000 households by 2010 and tackling the fact that first time buyers are at an all time low.

Online consumer property sales "a matter of time"

Almost two thirds of consumers use the internet to research a house purchase, and more than 20% would consider buying a home online, according to a survey by new homes website smartnewhomes.com. The survey questioned 545 consumers on their online shopping

Berkeley’s Tony Pidgely to launch social housing arm

Berkeley Group chief executive Tony Pidgley is planning to launch a social housing business, which will enable the plc to retain ownership of the affordable housing elements of its developments. Berkeley’s existing social housebuilder, Berkeley First, bui

Developers shortlisted for social housing grant

Two housebuilders have been shortlisted by the Housing Corporation (HC) as potential development partners. Taylor Woodrow and David Wilson Partnership Homes will now go through to the next round of bidding as they attempt to win some of the £3.3 billion o