Industry News

New guide on energy storage launched for UK

by Katy Laythorne on Tuesday 26 February, 2019 in Industry News, New Homes

Recent advances in household-scale battery systems are making them an ever more attractive option for new home buyers, and there’s an expectation that they could...

Consumer Code approved by Chartered Trading Standards Institute

by Katy Laythorne on Thursday 20 December, 2018 in Industry News

The Consumer Code for Home Builders has been approved by the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI). The Consumer Code is now a fully approved code sponsor after...

Help to Buy extended to 2023 and shared

by Katy Laythorne on Wednesday 31 October, 2018 in Industry News, New Homes

Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, has delivered his 2018 Budget, which included a series of housing announcements aimed at contributing towards...

The greying of green rural England

by Katy Laythorne on Thursday 18 October, 2018 in Industry News

Our green and pleasant land is turning grey as rural England, with its beautiful countryside, fresh country air and peace and quiet, proves more popular than ever with...

Link between housing and health highlighted by NHBC

by Katy Laythorne on Wednesday 19 September, 2018 in Industry News, New Homes

The link between inadequate housing and poor physical and mental health that costs the NHS £2.5 bn a year is among the key themes of a new NHBC Foundation...

40 facts: homes, housing and house building today

by Katy Laythorne on Wednesday 19 September, 2018 in Industry News, New Homes

There are many different sources of information on housing and house building and it can be very difficult to find the fact you are looking for. The NHBC Foundation...

The right housing at the right time

by Katy Laythorne on Tuesday 4 September, 2018 in Industry News, New Homes

The housing ladder, as a descriptor of the property market, may have had its day. Lifestyle choices, together with social and demographic change are establishing a much...

The changing shape of UK households

by Debbie Warner on Friday 31 August, 2018 in Industry News, New Homes

Everything and everybody changes, and as we change the households we live in change with us. A new report by the NHBC Foundation shows that more people are...

New build or not new build, that is

by Debbie Warner on Wednesday 25 July, 2018 in Industry News, Moving Homes, New Homes

You’ve decided it’s time to move house, but with the huge variety of properties on the market just where do you start? Perhaps you are weighing up a new build...

Health and Safety Awards 2018 for best UK

by Debbie Warner on Friday 13 July, 2018 in Industry News, New Homes

The best site managers in UK home building have been recognised for their dedication to health and safety at a ceremony hosted by top British comedian and impressionist...