Refurbishing a Rental Property in 2026: The Compliance Checklist Every Landlord and Builder Needs

The post Refurbishing a Rental Property in 2026: The Compliance Checklist Every Landlord and Builder Needs appeared first on UK Construction Blog. A rental refurb looks like a simple job on paper. Strip out the tired kitchen, rewire a few circuits, repaint, and get a new tenant in before the void eats into the year’s profit. The reality is tougher. The latest English Housing Survey found that 22% of privately rented homes, about 1.1 million dwellings, failed […]

Berkeley’s next phases of Old Kent Road housing vetoed on affordability grounds

Council officers had recommended phases 2 and 3 of the south London  scheme for approval, but the plans were rejected after the proportion of affordable housing was slashed from 40% to just 12%. The post Berkeley’s next phases of Old Kent Road housing vetoed on affordability grounds appeared first on Property Week.

London council refuses Berkeley plans for 1,000 homes citing affordable housing cuts

Southwark’s decision comes in week housebuilder’s chair said ‘when you have a viability challenge, you’ve got to make compromises’

Government looks to extend Awaab’s law to specialist accommodation

The government is consulting on whether the law requiring social housing landlords to fix health-threatening defects within set timeframes should be extended to cover elderly, disabled and other vulnerable people. The post Government looks to extend Awaab’s law to specialist accommodation appeared first on Property Week.

PATRIZIA commits to £1bn investment into UK ‘essential’ housing

German real estate investment manager PATRIZIA has pledged to raise and deploy £1bn into "essential" housing in the UK. The post PATRIZIA commits to £1bn investment into UK ‘essential’ housing appeared first on Property Week.

The B1M - How a 23-Year-Old Solved Urban Sprawl 17052023

Habitat 67 is finally being completed. Find out how this generation of architects worked with Safdie to fully realise his vision

RICS - WBEF - Affordable net zero housing in the world’s urban megacities, 06032023

Affordable and innovative green housing will accelerate the transition to net zero and conversely, if new housing is not climate friendly, it will negatively impact the climate threat. Can net zero, healthy, smart homes be affordable? How are the world’s megacities adapting, and what are the prime examples?

nla - The Kerslake Review, 27072022

Lyn Garner, CEO of the London Legacy Development Corporation, has been appointed to lead on the implementation of recommendations in the review of GLA Group housing delivery by Lord Kerslake. She talks to Peter Murray about a more streamlined approach to delivery across Mayor-led organsitions like TfL, OPDC and the LLDC.

The B1M - Why Our Cities Are So Expensive, 31082022

All around the world it’s getting harder and harder to find an affordable place to rent, let alone buy. London is in the middle of a high-rise building boom that’s reshaping the city Just last year 587 new skyscrapers were in the pipeline. It’s not like there’s no new housing being built. It’s just that a lot of it isn’t really affordable. The B1M looks at schemes predominantly in London such as Battersea Power Station, Nine Elms and Elephant & Castle

nla - The London Plan, 03082015

Introducing the main policies and targets of the statutory spatial development strategy for the Greater London area, this film outlines London’s pragmatic planning system: including the role played by the 33 local borough councils and Mayor of London to strategic bodies like Historic England. Detailing some of the major Opportunity areas, such as Vauxhall Nine Elms and Old Oak Common, the film also introduces some of the key approaches to accommodating the city’s unprecedented growth.

Primus Surfaces

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Vellow Wood Architects

Home architects for self-build and extensions, Scotland.

KC National Relocations

Providing serviced apartments nationally across the UK for construction workers either on a short or long term basis.

F&T Terrix Ltd

We offer Polymer spray plaster ,One coat paints renders for new and renovation projefts .Unlike most materials of a similar nature ours will never peel ,delaminate lose colour and is applied to last significantly longer than any other manufactured materials . Now being extensively used in the commercial arena ,construction ,residential housing ,commercial and healthcare sector .As well as naturally being the best solution for heritage projects properties and now being applied on grade 1/2/3 restorations We speed up the build processes ,offers prolonged life span ,an array of significant benefits span compared to basic building materials currently applied in the UK . Once trialled you'll never go back to the aged old methods .