With the Conservative Party Conference looming on the horizon, Alex Depledge, CEO & co-founder of Resi.co.uk, gives her wishlist on housing policy. Boost supply further to meet demand One of the main drivers of high house prices has been the...
Read moreRICS professionals who work in the specialist field of Compulsory Purchase (CP) are so concerned about the current state of the system that they have invited the RICS Dispute Resolution Service to explore alternative methods of dispute resolution...
Read moreThis week we speak exclusively to Leteesha Flore of SCS Group, who tells us about how the got to the role of project engineer and what she loves about the job with a company that provides a range of engineering services to the construction...
Read more“Land,” Winston Churchill observed in 1909, “is a necessity of human existence, which is the original source of all wealth, which is strictly limited in extent, which is fixed in geographical position – land, I say, differs from all other forms...
Read moreWith less than 200 days to go until housebuilders have to start building outside the EU, the likelihood of a ‘no deal’ Brexit has gone from an empty political threat to an increasingly likely scenario. Mark Carney has already warned that houses...
Read moreCruden Group has welcomed this year’s intake of 25 new apprentices as the construction and housebuilding company continues its commitment to training young people in the industry’s much-needed skills. The Group, one of Scotland’s...
Read moreOn the dawn of Shared Ownership week, research reveals the scheme is nothing more than a sticking plaster solution without better government support and more partnerships between private housebuilders and housing associations. While Help to Buy...
Read moreWe take our weekly look at some of the appointments and promotions across the housebuilding industry and its supply chain. Catherine Watson, Genesis Homes Genesis Homes has announced a new head of brand, Catherine Watson, who has joined the...
Read moreTheresa May made history today by becoming the first Prime Minister to speak at the National Housing Association conference. There has been a lot of talk about her speech, but what did she actually say? We’ve plucked the highlights out of the...
Read moreA provocative new report claims that private developers’ hold on the land market is raising prices and making it harder than ever to buy land for new social housing. However, landowners claim they are already heavily taxed and any reform to Land...
Read moreAs has been widely reported, Theresa May plans to hand housing associations billions of pounds over the next ten years. However, experts are dubious that public attitudes towards social housing can be so easily bought. Theresa May is throwing...
Read moreThe construction business is making headlines for having one of the lowest percentages of gender diversity. While this is still a male-dominated field of employment, nearly three quarters (69%) of the UK industry agrees that it needs more...
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