New official stats slay rent myths

New official statistics published by the Office for National Statistics this morning show that rents in Great Britain grew by just 1.3% in the period May 2012 to May 2013, far below the rate of inflation. The British Property Federation... View Article

BUPA’s winter air curtain cure

The versatility and aesthetics of the Rund air curtain from JS Air Curtains has cured BUPA’s winter draught problems at the reception of its Health and Wellbeing UK offices in Staines. The attractive air curtain has been custom designed so... View Article

Help shape the future of sustainable refurbishment

BRE launched a new founding member’s initiative for users of the BREEAM Domestic Refurbishment scheme at the Chartered Institute of Housing’s annual conference in Manchester yesterday. Introduced in 2012, BREEAM Domestic Refurbishment provides a robust design and assessment method for... View Article

Kingspan a permanent exhibit at Jerwood Gallery

Kingspan Insulation’s high performance Thermataper TT47 LPC/FM insulation was specified as part of the new £4 million, award winning Jerwood Gallery in Hastings. Situated amongst the unique Hastings net shops and on the edge of a working fishing beach, this... View Article

gbpartnerships scoops top award for second year running

Healthcare developer gbpartnerships has achieved a notable ‘double’ winning Property Developer of the Year for the second year running at the influential Health Investor Awards 2013. Managing Director Elaine Siew and Development Director David Acklam received the Award from journalist... View Article

Demand expected to be high for Heywood Homes

Demand is expected to be high when an eagerly-awaited development of new homes is officially opened to the public next month in the popular market town of Heywood. Fairfield View is Persimmon Homes’ latest development in the region, providing 145... View Article

Promise of new homes at iconic site

Leading housebuilder Persimmon Homes is set to launch a further phase of 41 properties at the iconic former Goodyear site in Wolverhampton. The latest properties will be built on the land previously home to Promise House, fronting the Stafford Road... View Article

Important lessons on-line for designers of sustainable buildings

National construction and property consultancy Pick Everard has completed an innovative three year project that allows designers to share sustainable building know-how using the new online Lessons platform. Funded by the UK’s innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board, as part... View Article

Keepmoat lead the way in developing zero carbon homes

National housing and regeneration company Keepmoat is leading the way in demonstrating how zero carbon homes could become a feature of developments across the country in the future, thanks to two pioneering projects in the North East. The schemes, in... View Article