Archives: Media

October 25, 2024

England needs 550,000 new homes a year to solve housing shortage, says report

If the UK returned to pre-financial crisis productivity levels, salaries could be up to 25% higher England is short of 2.5 million…

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Building a better future: are modern construction techniques the magic wand for the housing crisis?

The UK is grappling with a significant housing shortfall, needing to build 300,000 new homes annually. Modern methods of construction (MMC) offer…

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Future Homes Standard: the complete guide to the new targets

By Jack Woodfield, Tim Pullen The Future Homes Standard will ensure that new homes built from 2025 produce 75-80% less carbon emissions The Future…

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Barratt to open £45m timber frame factory

Housebuilding giant plans to build more homes off-site to meet 2025 Future Homes Standard Britain’s biggest housebuilder Barratt is to open a…

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Scholz aims to make construction cheaper – associations demand a housing construction boost

WELT German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) insists on better conditions for building affordable housing in Germany. For this, regulations should be simplified…

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Are timber-framed houses the answer to our bricklayer shortage?

With bricklayers even scarcer than housing, wooden-framed properties may be the solution to a building logjam. We look at the costs and…

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