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New homes for former Rossington colliery site

A residential neighbourhood of some 1,200 new homes could arise out of the dereliction of a former colliery after developers submitted an outline...

Gas installer prosecuted over blast which could have claimed lives of mum and daughter

A gas installer has received an eight-month suspended prison sentence after his “inadequate work” led to an explosion which injured a mother and...

Construction firm fined for Liverpool tower crane collapse

A construction firm was fined £280,000 after being found guilty of health and safety breaches that saw a 79-metre-high tower crane collapse onto a...

New lease of life for 1960s development

Work is underway on a £2 million development for older residents in the Tynedale village of Corbridge.

National advice role for CoRE chief

Jonathan Davis, chief executive of CoRE (the national Centre of Refurbishment Excellence) has been appointed to a key group giving guidance on...

Builder fined after carbon monoxide death

A builder has been fined after the death of a 60-year-old woman.

Government failing to fix broken housing market

The Government is failing badly when it comes to fixing the country’s broken housing market, leading housing bodies have warned, as a new report demonstrates a serious shortfall in the delivery of new homes.

Landlords in court over “Dickensian” living conditions

Two landlords have been left with a court bill totalling £22,608 after allowing a flat to fall into such a state of disrepair that it was branded by a judge as “Dickensian” living conditions.

Leeds law firm Walker Morris wins with EN Procure

Leeds-based legal firm Walker Morris has beaten off the competition to become the sole provider appointed to the EN Procure Legal Services Framework Agreement.

Together Housing Group wins £25 million extra care contract

The Together Housing Group has won a major development contract, landing a £25million bid to provide three extra care housing schemes in Derbyshire.

Government looks for new chief construction adviser

The Government has launched the search for a successor to Paul Morrell as the Government’s chief construction adviser.

Denne completes assisted-living scheme

Denne, part of the Leadbitter Group, is celebrating the completion of the £9.1 million redevelopment of the landmark Miramar site in Herne Bay into a state-of-the-art assisted-living scheme.

Housing Hub aims to promote alternative home ownership

The Building Societies Association (BSA) has launched its new Housing Hub to help create greater cooperation between housing associations and lenders to help potential buyers overcome the deposit hurdle and to bring alternative home ownership models into the mainstream.

Worker suffers broken foot after dumper truck runs over it

A Northamptonshire construction company has been fined after a six-tonne dumper truck ran over a worker's foot.

Revamped Right to Buy to deliver thousands of new homes

Details of how thousands of new affordable homes will be built using the cash proceeds from the Government's reinvigorated Right to Buy scheme have been unveiled by Housing Minister Grant Shapps.

Northern Features

Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 15:33

Growing the red roses

There was a time when a good chunk of the Red Rose county was treated as part of neighbouring Yorkshire. Those Normans, eh, but when the Conqueror’s auditors went out to compile the Domesday Book in 1086, Lancashire as we understand it didn’t exist

Midlands Features

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 15:56

Freedom of the city

As the country’s largest council landlord, the city of Birmingham was forced to operate in some very restricted circumstances but it proved it could deliver the goods all the same. Now, with new localism powers, and on the verge of a long-awaited self-financing deal, Birmingham is eager to show what a liberated city can do. Mark Cantrell reports.

Southern Features

Friday, May 11, 2012 - 12:30

Setting a gold standard for Olympic safety

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging the construction industry to learn from the companies that built the Olympic Park after they were found to have driven down the rate of accidents – but the fundamentals hold lessons far beyond the building site. Mark Cantrell reports

National Features

Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - 17:26

Leading ladies

The brightest and the best female achievers in the house building and wider construction industries were honoured at the sixth annual Women in Construction Awards

Events

Procurement for Housing Live 2012

12 June 2012 - 14 June 2012

Manchester Central, Petersfield, Manchester M2 3GX

PfH Live is the biggest procurement event ever held for the social housing sector – essential for anyone involved in driving efficiency, from housing chief executives and finance directors to building suppliers and tenants.

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