Supply solutions needed to be at the heart of the Housing Bill, Jeremy Blackburn, RICS Head of Policy, said “Government is clearly putting Housing at the heart of its agenda but ‘Right to Buy’, Starter Homes and Brownfield together still… Continue Reading →

Contractor Morris & Spottiswood has completed an extensive £1.2million refurb at Westlands Academy in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Westlands is run by the Horizons Specialist Academy Trust and is a school for pupils who have social, emotional and behavoural difficulties. The… Continue Reading →

Three Rivers District Council has selected development partners for the regeneration of central South Oxhey in Hertfordshire. The council will now work with developers Countryside and Home Group to refine their proposals redevelopment of central South Oxhey, just to the south… Continue Reading →

Rare finds by archaeologists are delaying the completion of the £4.1m refurbishment of Theatre.  The York Theatre closed in March for a revamp and was due to reopen in December.  It was built on the site of the medieval St… Continue Reading →

The Heritage Lottery Fund has pledged £15m to the Burrell Collection in Glasgow.  One of Scotland’s finest examples of post-war architecture, the building which houses the Burrell Collection, is no longer fit for purpose and requires a full refurbishment and… Continue Reading →

Chevin Housing Association has selected housing regeneration specialist Lovell to carry out £20m of improvement work for homes across Yorkshire over the next two years. Work is now under way on the housing association’s whole house improvement programme which will… Continue Reading →

The warning comes on the 3rd anniversary of the Fire Door Inspection Scheme.  The UK’s most experienced inspector has found widespread evidence of poorly fitted fire doors. Fire door inspectors findings Over 61% of fire doors inspected had problems with… Continue Reading →

The Education Funding Agency is planning to overhaul its procurement practices to clear the way for smaller building firms to play a greater part in improving the school estate. The big rethink on the priority schools building programme at the EFA… Continue Reading →