Daily Archives: 27th October 2020

Planners demand urgent clarification on funding The chief executive of the Royal Town Planning Institute has called for urgent clarification on how planning departments will be funded following yesterday’s announcement by the Treasury that it is scrapping its multi-year Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR). In a letter to Rishi Sunak, Victoria Hills, said that while she understood the…

Newhaven gets new modular council housing development A new modular council development in Newhaven, East Sussex, is being hailed as a ‘game changer’ for social housing and a window on the future of residential schemes.  The entire development consists of 36 modules constructed within the Boutique Modern factory in Newhaven and craned into place. Families currently…

Two thirds of SME housebuilders lower growth projections One of the most comprehensive surveys of Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) housebuilders, conducted by the Home Builders Federation (HBF) and Close Brothers Property Finance, has found that: Two thirds of SME housebuilders (65%) have said their growth projections are down due to COVID-19 – close to…

Miller Homes recruitment supporting women in construction At Miller Homes’ headquarters in Yorkshire, the housebuilder is paving the way for female construction workers with a number of key roles now filled by women. With its extensive portfolio of live developments in its divisions across the UK, the housebuilder is welcoming an increased number of women…