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NewsCrown Estate submits plans for 4,000-home Hertfordshire town
East Hemel will also include parks, medical centre and four schools
NewsQuarter of defective social housing towers face post-2030 fire safety remediation
Social Housing Regulator says only 72% of affected blocks due to be fixed by end of decade
NewsBudget 2025: Reeves devolves £13bn of flexible funding to seven mayors across England for skills and infrastructure
Integrated settlements in the North, Midlands and London aim to empower mayoral strategic authorities to fill in public services gaps
NewsConstruction employment makes up lowest proportion of workforce in 100 years, report reveals
Industry bodies and the Centre for Social Justice warn shortage of workers poses threat to government’s 1.5 million homes target
NewsPlans in for 1,135-bed Glasgow student and co-living towers
The tallest of the three blocks would reach 29 storeys
NewsRevised plan to turn Maidenhead shopping centre into 850 homes gets green light
Berkshire town has seen increased development in wake of Elizabeth line calling there
NewsNew homes delivery in England falls 6% year-on-year
Latest figures underline scale of task government has to meet 1.5 million homes target by 2030
NewsWates lodges plans for 250-home Surrey scheme on former car park
Proposal includes 40% council housing
FeaturesOpen Doors: Construction students visit Willmott Dixon’s canalside university development
Building was invited to attend Build UK’s Open Doors Preview event aimed at inspiring younger generations to pursue a career in construction by showcasing the progress being made at Queen Mary University of London’s East End campus
NewsHuge £3bn housing scheme in west London being developed by Ballymore and Sainsbury’s gets green light
Kensal Canalside will take 11 years to build and include towers up to 29 storeys
NewsScottish government pumps £42m into largest brownfield regeneration project
First phase of Granton Waterfront on Firth of Forth coast will include close to 850 homes
NewsIn pictures: Fletcher Priest-designed Oxford North innovation district officially opens
First phase of lab and office scheme has been built by Laing O’Rourke
NewsCMA reveals full details of agreement with housebuilders to end anti-competition probe
Seven housebuilders suspected of sharing price information formally sign up to several commitments, including £100m affordable housing payment
NewsGreen light for 2,900 homes on former east London gasworks
Full permission for major enabling and remediation works ahead of residential development
NewsHackney seeks contractor for 341-home regeneration scheme
Around 340 homes are planned on 10 infill sites on the De Beauvoir Estate
NewsAwaab’s Law comes into force for social landlords
Social landlords from today must address emergency damp and mould hazards within 24 hours of reporting
NewsWatkin Jones gets green light for 800 homes in Edinburgh
News comes day after trading update which predicted revenue fall
NewsCrown Estate eyes Harwell expansion with plan for science hub and housing
Oxfordshire plot sits next door to existing innovation campus
NewsGovernment announces new V Level courses as post-GCSE vocational option
The vocational qualification will replace 900 ’confusing’ level 3 courses