OPINION
Social homes are key in solving the housing crisis
The Government has announced that at least 60% of the £39 billion allocated for affordable housing, around 300,000 homes, will be at social rent...
Reforms to Building Safety Regulator to accelerate housebuilding – planning lawyer’s view
Delays to building new high-rise homes will be unblocked through a new package of reforms to the Building Safety Regulator (BSR). These reforms, which...
Just part of the furniture? The future of formaldehyde
By Tuomo Heikkinen, Vice President, Head of Biochemicals and Lignin Applications at Stora Enso
If an interior designer told you that the piece really tying the...
Building Safety Regulator reform – welcome development but it is critical that the reforms...
The Government has announced reforms to the Building Safety Regulator, including leadership, process and investment. The changes are hoped to deliver 1.5 million homes....
FIRST-TIME FLEXERS – PRICES PAID FOR FIRST HOMES RISE 2.5 TIMES FASTER THAN THE...
Relaxed lending rules and cheaper mortgages power a first-time buyer bonanza, with the prices paid for first homes surging 7.1% in a year
Since January,...
Chancellor intervenes to solve housing crisis
The Chancellor is expected to announce the biggest boost to social and affordable housing investment in a generation, allocating £39 billion over the next...
Spending Review 2025: Institute for Human Rights and Business Responds to Reports of £39bn...
“Reports of an additional £39 billion grant funding for housing are welcome – access to safe and affordable housing is a fundamental right that...
Chancellor’s Homes England announcement creates “social housing as a private investment class” – Bloom...
Gareth Belsham, director of Bloom Building Consultancy, commented:
"The Chancellor has made a subtle but important change to the rules relating to the way Homes...
Gleeds responds to Spending Review
“The latest Spending Review sends a clear message that infrastructure remains at the heart of the government’s economic growth strategy, but it is a...
Affordable housing has been allocated £39bn, over the next 10 years – Partner and...
Following today's Spending Review where affordable housing has been allocated £39bn over the next 10 years, Sarah Rowe, Partner and Head of Social Housing...
UK Housing Market “Listless Rather Than Limping” – Expert Jonathan Hopper on May’s Slight...
The UK housing market remained broadly steady in May, despite a slight monthly dip in prices. According to the latest Halifax House Price Index,...
UK Construction PMI May 2025: Expert Opinion from Gareth Belsham
The latest UK Construction PMI data for May shows some signs of improvement, but the industry is still facing challenges. Gareth Belsham, director of...
Supreme Court Ruling on Mortgage Lending: Expert Weighs In
A landmark Supreme Court decision today ruled that a bank had a duty to investigate whether a woman was under the undue influence of...
NAO identifies need for improvements to developer funding system
Developer contributions support the delivery of vital new infrastructure and affordable housing for local areas, but the current system is falling short in delivering...
How Smart Boundary Planning Can Save You Money on BNG
Comment piece - Ian Hambleton, Biodiversity Units UK.
With Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) now a legal requirement under the Environment Act 2021, being strategic about...
Finally, a government acting to help SME builders!
The Government has announced a package of proposals to directly help small and medium sized builders (SMEs) and they include a ‘Medium’ sized site...
Construction workloads in NI fall through first quarter but optimism for the year ahead...
RICS Construction Monitor Q1 2025 – Northern Ireland
Overall construction workloads fell for third consecutive quarter
Housing workloads declined through first quarter
Infrastructure workloads rose at sharpest...
Size Matters in Planning
The House Builders Association (HBA), the housebuilding division of the National Federation of Builders (NFB) has reignited its campaign for the planning system to...
THE GROWING THREAT OF BATTERY STORAGE FIRES: A WAKE-UP CALL FOR STRICTER SAFETY MEASURES
Thomas Roche, Secretary of Business Sprinkler Alliance
The devastating Moss Landing Power Plant fire in California was global news and fed into concerns over the safety of...
Planning Bill nature levy slammed as “license to kill” by climate experts
More than 40 leading climate experts and former government advisers slam Labour’s flagship Planning Bill as a catastrophic license to trash nature
They warn its...
