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    Barking regeneration scheme secures planning consent for 379 new homes

    Phase two will see the construction of 379 homes as part of the wider Barking masterplan. The long-term vision is to create a total of 911 homes. The £346m development, which is set across 10 acres of brownfield industrial land, is due to be completed in 2027. Work on the first phase of the scheme […] More

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    Hybrid estate agent Knock Knock launches to compete online

    Knock Knock currently employs three active estate agents and is training up 25 agents. The company preparing to launch an app in three to four months that promises to be a one-stop property shop for those looking to buy or sell their home. Customers will be able to use a Knock Knock dashboard that shows […] More

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    Industry and academics call for cross-party committee to tackle housing crisis

    The new report from businesses including Argent, Berkeley Group and Clarion Housing Group as well as academics from Saïd Business School at Oxford University, UCL and LSE said an independent, non-departmental body was needed to advise on how to provide housing to meet needs in all sections of society, plan long-term to deliver housing for […] More

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    Clarion Housing Group to deliver 100% affordable housing scheme in Bristol

     The scheme, which already has planning permission, comprises 152 apartments: 112 for shared ownership and 40 for affordable rent. It will be spread over four blocks up to a maximum of 15 storeys. Alongside the homes, Clarion Housing Group will develop three commercial units as well as landscaped open spaces. The site on Bath Road […] More

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    Moda reveals plans for 722 BTR project in Birmingham’s city centre

    Birmingham City Council owns the 2.6-acre brownfield site near the corner of Great Charles Street and Livery Street and the developer is working closely with the council. The plans propose 722 rental homes mixed in with co-working spaces, lounges for residents, a gym and 24-hour concierge. The plans feature a 39 storey building and a […] More

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    Croydon council greenlights world’s tallest modular building

    Source:  HTA Design LLP The development on College Road, which will comprise 817 bedrooms and 120 apartments, would also become the tallest co-living scheme in London. Its two towers will stand at 34 and 49 storeys tall. The current tallest modular building in the world happens to be another Tide Construction scheme in Croydon: a 44-storey, […] More

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    Croydon council set to greenlight world’s tallest modular building

    Source:  HTA Design LLP The development on College Road, which will comprise 817 bedrooms and 120 apartments, would also become the tallest co-living scheme in London. Its two towers will stand at 34 and 49 storeys tall. The current tallest modular building in the world happens to be another Tide Construction scheme in Croydon: a 44-storey, […] More