Dulux Trade has unveiled its 15th annual Colour of the year: Heart Wood, billed as a warm neutral tone with a hint of heather. Every year, Dulux Trade’s parent company AkzoNobel brings together a panel of international experts who scour the globe...
Read moreEarlier this week, director of Shelter Polly Neate said that nimbyism in the UK was often caused because communities don’t feel listened to – and because too many new homes are ugly or unaffordable. Self-built and custom-built houses are a way to...
Read moreNew research from Which? suggests that micro-homes may be the runt of the property market, failing to grow in value alongside their roomier relatives. Since the government introduced Permitted Development Rights (PDR) in 2013, the number of...
Read moreAs political parties look towards their conferences in late September and October, recent headlines suggest that housebuilding will be hoisted back to the top of their agendas when parliament resumes. UK house prices edged up in July while the...
Read moreMore buyers are opting for a complete design package; Iona Newton, Director of Oakeve Limited, explains the appeal of moving into a show home. With increasingly busy careers, families and lifestyles, wouldn’t it be nice to move into your new home...
Read moreHolographic receptionists, buildings that predict faults before they even happen and controlling your room through your phone. Students halls of the future are far removed from their grubby stereotype; and with investors queuing up to pump their...
Read moreThe latest data shows that small and medium-sized builders buying more land and building more homes; however, price hikes and labour shortages threaten to silence smaller sites. The latest data paints a mixed picture for SME housebuilders. On one...
Read moreHousing associations, along with small and medium-sized housebuilders, are providing greater diversity to the traditional range of land buyers, according to a recent report from Savills. With new finance and incentives, they are building more...
Read moreThe top areas seeking new homes sales and marketing specialists include Cornwall, Hampshire and the Scottish Highlands, according to One Way. An analysis by the construction and rail recruitment specialist outlined the top five new homes hotspots...
Read moreBuild to Rent is rarely out of the property papers, promising a panacea for the housing crisis. However, people don’t live in glossy prospectuses. To build a sustainable solution and not just a business hotel for middle class millennials, Build...
Read moreA new house design brings some of the hottest topics in housing – micro living, modular construction and sustainability – together under one roof. However, this 25m2 home, which can be assembled in as little as a day, also represents a possible...
Read moreNew research from the NHBC Foundation warns the UK’s housebuilding industry must do more to attract women and young people to avoid workforce crisis. The gender and age profile of the housebuilding sector warns of a significant shortfall in...
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