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We're pleased to announce a new addition to our CPD Catalogue: resources focused on the Future Homes Standard.

Home improvement figures across Great Britain decreased throughout 2018 with the number of planning applications dropping by 2.8% compared with 2017.

The design quality of new homes and neighbourhoods across the UK remains stubbornly low, according to an in-depth study on the issue published by a team led by the University of Glasgow.

Last week, a cross-party group of MPs published a new report calling for key actions to put quality at the heart of efforts to deliver 1.5 million new homes in England.

Homes England will switch to a new 'dynamic purchasing system' that will allow housebuilders to join its list of preferred developers whenever they choose from 1 September.

A government programme set up to ensure the safety of high rise building residents is providing a monthly email bulletin.

CIBSE in collaboration with Arup, Loughborough University and Inkling has launched the updated CIBSE TM59 Overheating risk in dwellings: A design stage methodology.

Ministers should create specific funding and targets for modular homes as part of the government's drive to build 75,000 this decade, a report has urged.

CIAT has welcomed the interim policy statement from the New Towns Taskforce, setting out their vision for the next generation of new towns.

Some of London's biggest housing associations have warned that budget pressures could cause housebuilding to fall by a third.

The number of new build homes started and completed continues to fall below government targets, according to new figures.

In our latest blog, Jack Fleming, CIAT Policy and Public Affairs Executive, makes the case for a National Retrofit Programme with design at its core.

CIAT has responded to the full publication of the Warm Homes Plan.

Research published by the Royal Town Planning Institute shows an almost 30-year high in council housebuilding.

The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has said that government proposals to extend so-called permitted development rights, which will allow more premises to bypass normal planning procedures and be turned into homes, need greater safeguards to protect communities.

Official figures show biggest net additions figure since data first collected in 1991-92.

Historic England has launched a new report aiming to tackle the housing shortage by providing small and medium-sized developers with clear guidance on repurposing historic buildings for residential use.

The UK Government's housing agency Homes England wants to understand how modern methods of construction (MMC) can help meet the country's housing targets.