HBF releases 10-point plan for government to tackle housing crisis
The Home Builders Federation (HBF) has released a 10-point plan of practical solutions for the government to remove barriers to building and start providing the nation with much-needed homes. Following its audit [...]
Persimmon completes latest zero carbon home pilot
Persimmon Homes has completed construction on its latest zero carbon home pilot in its Wessex region. The latest initiative, located in Malmesbury, represents the second of its kind undertaken by [...]
AJC Group launch award-winning housing scheme in Poole to tackle homelessness
AJC Group has reached the completion stage of a specialist housing scheme in Poole aimed at supporting the homeless. The £3.5million award-winning project was constructed by the Poole-based developer, working in [...]
New plan unveiled to triple housebuilding delivery in the North
A “once-in-a-generation” plan to tackle the North of England’s housing crisis and provide more and better homes for the region has been revealed. Homes for the North’s blueprint will triple [...]
Lee Rowley becomes housing minister for second time
Lee Rowley has been named as the housing minister for the second time following the sacking of Rachel Maclean. He becomes the sixteenth housing minister since the Conservatives came to [...]
Green Infrastructure: creating habitable towns and cities fit for the future
This week is Green Infrastructure week, a celebration of green infrastructure design and best practices. Green infrastructure is a network of natural spaces designed to deliver benefits for people and the [...]
Sneak peak at Earls Court £8bn ‘zero carbon’ regeneration scheme
A derelict exhibition centre in Earls Court is set to be transformed into a £8bn zero carbon neighbourhood with a raised urban park bigger than Trafalgar Square. The 40 acre [...]
Leaf Living partners Sky as part of seamless move-in experience
BTR provider, Leaf Living, has launched its latest innovation in partnership with Sky, delivering Ultrafast Broadband to all residents and providing a seamless move-in experience. The integration of Sky Broadband [...]
Cala submits proposals for new and affordable homes in Cambridge
Cala Homes North Home Counties has submitted plans to Cambridge City Council to deliver high-quality homes in Cambridge. Cala’s plans would bring a variety of options for buyers, including a range [...]
A year of success for the reigning Housebuilder of the Year – Berkeley Group
The WhatHouse? Awards 2023 is fast approaching, with the ‘Oscars of the housebuilding industry’ taking place on 17 November at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House in London. The best and brightest [...]
Plans for prime Derby submitted by Wavensmere Homes and Wilson Bowden Developments
Wavensmere Homes and Wilson Bowden Developments have submitted a full planning application for the redevelopment of one of the final plots of vacant land within Derby’s newly revitalised Cathedral Quarter. [...]
Powerday sets net zero target for 2040
Powerday, the London-based recycling and waste management company, has announced a target to reach net zero for its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2040. The company has been measuring [...]
Interest rates rise to 4.25% following February’s surprise inflation increase
The Bank of England has announced an increase in interest rates by 0.25 percentage points, pushing the benchmark rate to 4.25% up from 4%. This follows an unexpected rise in [...]
Research reveals new build homebuyer hotspots in England
Research by Alliance Fund, the end-to-end real estate fund, has revealed the English counties that saw the highest proportion of new build home sales in 2022. The company analysed the level [...]
149 affordable, sustainably-heated new homes to be built in Dagenham
Be First, the regeneration arm of Barking and Dagenham Council, and developer Hollybrook are bringing 149 sustainably-heated new homes to Dagenham as work begins on a £36.5million development on a [...]
Crest Nicholson becomes first to have net-zero target validated by Science Based Targets initiative
Crest Nicholson has announced that its science-based net-zero targets have now been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), becoming the first UK housebuilder to do so. The company [...]
Housebuilders face costly hurdle over sustainable drainage
Housebuilders have described new rules forcing developers in England to adopt sustainable drainage systems to prevent flooding as ‘ill thought out’. The government has announced it will amend the flood and management [...]
SCIP submits plans for new net zero development
The South Cambridgeshire Investment Partnership (SCIP), a partnership between South Cambridgeshire District Council and The Hill Group, has submitted a planning application for 256 new low-carbon homes in Cambourne, Cambridgeshire. [...]
Sigma Homes starts work on £10million eco-focused residential scheme
Sigma Homes has begun work on a £10million development of 20 eco-focused homes on the edge of Haywards Heath in West Sussex. The 3.1-acre site will see the creation of 19 [...]
Pobl announces new 400-home sustainable community in South Wales
Pobl Group has announced it will lead the development of a sustainable mixed-use community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. The new neighbourhood will comprise over 400 high-quality new homes, [...]
Castlethorpe Homes and VELUX breathe fresh air into high-spec healthy homes
Style and sustainability meet in Castlethorpe Homes’ latest development, a collection of four detached farmhouse properties in keeping with the rural aesthetic of the area. Fresh air and natural light [...]
JLL appointed to advise on sale of 126-acre Langley SUE site
JLL has been appointed by the government’s housing agency, Homes England, to advise on a tailored marketing and disposal strategy leading to the sale of their 51-hectare (126-acre) landholding near [...]
Elite NuGen: Seamlessly combining healthy attributes of daylight and fresh air with photovoltaic renewable technology
How we construct, heat, light, and maintain buildings, accounts for 40% of energy usage in Europe. As the construction industry is beginning to prioritise building sustainability, solar panels are becoming [...]
Meet the Team at UK Construction Week
English Estates are excited to share that we will be exhibiting at the UK Construction Week, the UK's Largest Built Environment Event. The event brings together all stakeholders within [...]
House Builders Federation (HBF)
English Estates are a proud member of the House Builders Federation (HBF), the representative body of the home building industry in England and Wales. HBF is leading the industry [...]
