Technology, data and innovation will take centre stage in Zone Two at Future Foundations 2026, with four panels exploring how digital tools can improve the management, maintenance and delivery of social housing. The event is due to be held in Bolton on the 6th October 2026, and will bring together sector leaders of the housing and [...]
Caddick Construction has been appointed to deliver a £50 million extra care housing development in Southport that will provide 141 homes for older residents. The Blowick Moss Lane scheme is being delivered for Torus and has secured more than £11 million in grant funding from Homes England. The development will comprise 118 apartments within a [...]
Build News' sister publication, Housing Executive, is set to host a webinar on behalf of VELUX and STARSHIP, showcasing the importance of design in social housing. In the build up to this webinar, we're taking a look at the health of Europe’s buildings, and why a holistic approach to building is vital in order to [...]
A former brickshale quarry in West Lancashire is set to be transformed into a long-term habitat bank, with plans to create meadows, woodland and wetland environments to support Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) requirements linked to future development. The 29.5-hectare Dalton Quarry site previously supplied materials for brick manufacturing and will now be managed as a [...]
Rico Wojtulewicz, Director of Policy and Market Insight, National Federation of Builders discusses the housing crisis and the idea of Grad pads as a solution. For many young adults, staying at home past their 16th birthday is no longer a given. Parents hoping for a period of relative freedom are finding that the housing crisis [...]
Construction is underway on a new affordable housing development in the historic Suffolk village of Haughley, with 29 homes now taking shape on land off Station Road. The scheme is being delivered by Flagship Homes, part of Bromford Flagship LiveWest (BFL), with Marfleet & Bradshaw appointed as principal contractor. The 1.28-hectare site will provide a [...]
The government has opened an eight-week consultation on proposals to establish a development corporation in Greater Cambridge, aimed at accelerating housing and infrastructure delivery across the Oxford–Cambridge corridor. The proposed body would focus on speeding up major development, assembling land, regenerating sites, and supporting investment. Officials say it could create new jobs in construction, bioscience, [...]
Sheffield Housing Company (SHC) has received planning permission to build 41 new homes in Shirecliffe, advancing efforts to address the city’s housing needs. The development will feature a mix of one, two, three and four-bedroom properties on vacant sites at Musgrave Road, Crumpsall Drive, Crumpsall Road and Miles Road, designed to accommodate a range of [...]
A leading property specialist is calling on ministers to overhaul England’s housing delivery strategy, arguing that the Government’s focus on building 300,000 new homes a year overlooks a major – and greener – opportunity hidden in plain sight. Simon Taylor, founder of Empty Property Hunters (EPH), says more than 260,000 long-term empty homes across England [...]
National housing specialist Lovell has made four senior internal promotions as the business continues to expand its footprint across England and Wales. The appointments reflect the company’s long standing approach of developing talent internally and creating structured progression routes for staff working within the housing and regeneration sector. Expanded operations across new regions and business [...]
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