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 [...]
Women Into Construction (WIC)
English Estates are proudly supporting WIC, a not-for-profit organisation that promotes gender equality in construction. A recent Government survey found that only 13% of the sector’s workforce is female. [...]
Sustainability & The Green Agenda
We were approached by the Housebuilder Magazine and invited to consult on the Government’s environmental agenda. This new agenda will undoubtedly bring new challenges within the sector, and so [...]
Ronald McDonald House Charity (RMHC)
Beth, one of our managers at English Estates, met with Kathryn at their Manchester House to brainstorm some ideas as to how we can further enhance their outdoor space, [...]