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From tiny rural cottages to impressive country mansions, Norfolk’s flint has been used in the construction of all sorts of homes and other properties across the county. Indeed, flint-knapping was...

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has highlighted the global economic systems and forces that it expects to shape the built environment over the next decade. Commissioned by RIBA and written...

More action needs to be taken to help breathe life back into town centres and high streets, according to the British Property Federation (BPF). The organisation has called for business rates to be capped...

The National Trust is calling on the government to improve access to parks, woodland and countryside from built-up areas. The call comes as new research reveals children are not getting out and about from...

The average price of property coming to the market for sale rose by £5,279 in March to £368,118, as the market continues its recovery after a muted 2023. The positive start to the year has...

More homeowners are keen to retrofit their homes and as such are seeking high quality, standard, professional advice, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Research from RICS...

Homeowners who sold their property in 2023 made an average gain of £74,000, according to data from property portal Zoopla. Zoopla analysed Land Registry entries from the past 12 months to calculate...

Major built environment professional institutes have renewed their joint pledge to collaborate to tackle urgent global challenges. The move from architects, planners, structural engineers and landscape...

New research by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) reveals that 41 per cent of UK architects are already using artificial intelligence (AI) on at least the occasional project. The RIBA AI...

Buyers and sellers are seeing movement in the housing market as 2024 gets underway but there is still price sensitivity. Research from property portal Rightmove reveals average new seller asking prices...

New analysis has revealed that 40 per cent of build-to-rent (BtR) sites take at least a year to achieve planning consent, representing a rise of seven per cent from a decade ago. According to new analysis...

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has published its Smart Building Overlay to the RIBA Plan of Work. Developed with ScanTech Digital, Glider Technology, Kier and Hoare Lea, this free resource...