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Savills Research has forecast that new homes completions in England will average 167,500 per year over the five years to 2029/30. This falls some way short of the government’s target of 300,000...

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the 34 winning projects of the RIBA International Awards for Excellence 2026. Recognising inspiring architecture across 15 countries and...

The Architects Registration Board (ARB) has confirmed that two universities have become providers of ARB-accredited master’s qualifications under its new education framework. Heriot-Watt University...

City architects could help generate millions of pounds of extra funds for local authorities and add hundreds of new homes, according to the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). The organisation...

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has named 13 winners of the 2026 RIBA East Awards. Among them were 21 new affordable almshouses at More’s Meadow, within the Cambridge Green Belt,...

Carrow Works, the former Colman’s Mustard and Robinsons squash factory site in Norwich, is to be turned into a new housing quarter. Carrow Works is a 17-hectare site with distinctive heritage and...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has announced the launch of the Coalition for Life Cycle Emissions Alignment and Reporting (CLEAR). This is a world-wide initiative designed to harmonise...

A report by the Home Builders Federation (HBF) reveals that 84 per cent of home builders continue to find implementing Biodiversity Net Gain BNG challenging, with the policy having a clear and growing...

With the cost‑of‑living squeeze more and more people of all ages are having to live with friends, parents or people they previously didn’t know. According to recent research by the Nationwide, people...

Millions of would-be first-time buyers are being held back by widespread confusion about mortgages, according to new research from the HomeOwners Alliance. And the organisation is now keen to debunk some...

The UK housing market is seeing steady levels of sales activity despite rising uncertainty linked to events in the Middle East. According to property portal Zoopla’s latest House Price Index, tensions...

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has welcomed the announcement of the proposed locations of seven new towns. The idea is that the ambitious housebuilding programme will create well-connected...