2025 sees highest level of new home applications this decade, new analysis finds The number of new homes applied for in England reached a decade high in Q4 2025, cementing 2025 as the strongest year for new home applications since 2020, according to Planning Portal operator, TerraQuest. Figures analysed in the latest edition of the Planning Application…
1,000-home city-centre neighbourhood in Bradford gets green light Plans for a new 1,000-home city-centre neighbourhood in Bradford have been given the green light. Bradford City Village, which is being delivered by Bradford Council and ECF, a partnership between Homes England, L&G and Muse, will be built across the ‘Top of Town’ area of the city,…
HBF launches latest Women in Home Building programme to boost access to careers in the industry for women The Home Builders Federation has launched the eighth iteration of the Women in Home Building programme, offering fully funded site management placements to encourage more women into the industry. The Women into Home Building initiative, launched by…
New build homes demand outpaces resale in 2024 and 2025, new research finds Demand for new build homes has outpaced resale across the UK in the last two years, contrasting with the three years prior, according to the latest statistics from property data provider, TwentyCi. In 2024, new build demand grew by 24%, compared with…
UK construction improves in Q4 despite residential sector decline Glenigan has published its latest Construction Index, which shows an increase in construction starts towards the end of 2025. The construction industry insight specialist’s report reviews the three months to the end of December 2025, and found that construction performance has started to improve following a sluggish…
The year ahead: What does 2026 hold for housebuilding? After a turbulent 2025, our industry enters 2026 with a renewed sense of purpose. Last year pushed every part of the market, from developers and local authorities to planning teams and registered providers, to rethink the way we work. While many of the challenges were unexpected,…
Places for People, the UK’s leading social enterprise, and Yoo Capital have submitted a planning application to Camden Council to deliver hundreds of affordable homes as part of the Camden Film Quarter development in Kentish Town. The plans will see PfP lead the delivery of 485 new homes, with 50% designated as affordable, and, after…
The government has set out changes that will remove the requirement for a number of environmental permits before construction projects can begin in a bid to boost housebuilding. The changes will see “low-risk” activities such as site investigation works, the storage of waste materials and drainage operations, no longer requiring an environmental permit, which environment…
