Tag Archives: Housing

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water I was at an event a few weeks ago with some merchants and suppliers. All more or less agreed on two things. 1, that things are, and have been for some time, about as bad as anyone …

“Hot Water Down the Drain: Unlocking Hot Water Decarbonisation Through the Warm Homes Plan”, a report published by Triton Showers is urging the government to integrate hot water decarbonisation into its long-term housing and net-zero strategies. The report calls on the government to include instantaneous electric showers (IES) and a …

Peter Caplehorn, director of the Construction Products Association, has written on the Association’s behalf to the Chancellor of the Exchequer ahead of next month’s Budget, stressing the importance of the construction and manufacturing sectors in helping to enable and support the country’s long-term productivity and economic growth. The letter points …

Venus, anxious for her son’s affairs, New counsels tries, and new designs prepares Everyone loves a soundbite. Especially those in politics. Remember Greenest Government Ever, Build Back Better, Take Back Control and Get Brexit Done? Now we have another one courtesy of the Deputy Prime Minister’s planning reform, er, plans. …

The downturn in the UK construction sector showed signs of easing in May, according to the latest S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index™ (PMI®). Output and new orders both fell at the slowest pace since January, while growth projections for the year ahead improved again. Employment remained weak, with …

You take my house when you do take the prop That doth sustain my house; you take my life When you do take the means whereby I live. Is our housing sector broken? I don’t just mean in terms of its output, which the last few CPA and PMI surveys …

The UK construction industry is set for a gradual recovery in output for the next two years, according to the latest forecasts from the Construction Products Association, which predict total construction output growth of 2.1% in 2025 and 4.0% in 2026. The increase follows two challenging years that have particularly …

You can never plan the future by the past Depending on your point of view, you can get media validation for whatever you believe if you look hard enough and choose the right paper/website/radio show. A quick type of the sentence “Rayner planning reform December 2024” into the search string …

And did those feet in ancient time, Walk upon England’s mountains green? For a party that started out as the champion of the downtrodden worker, the Labour Party is rather fond of gold. As in Golden Rules which have to be met before certain things happen. In some cases, these …

Jewson Partnership Solutions has launched its second AVAIL Housing Hub, its aim is to help housing providers in Leeds – it opened at the end of September. This follows its launch of its first AVAIL Housing Hub in Newcastle earlier this year, the one-stop-shop building and maintenance hub in Leeds …