Andy Burnham MP, Clive Betts MP and Roberta Blackman Woods MP shared their perspectives on the key housing and planning challenges the UK currently faces at a Labour conference fringe event, hosted by CIOB, RIBA and RICS.

The Welsh Government has failed to see the importance of improving the energy efficiency of our homes, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) Cymru has said in response to the newly issued ‘Programme for Government.’

People are more likely to buy a property now than they were just before the Referendum result, the BSA’s Property Tracker results reveal.

Two thirds of SME house builders are struggling to identify land for development, according to new research from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

Paul Bogle, head of policy and research for the National Federation of Builders (NFB), took part to a round table on house building at the Liberal Democrat party conference in Brighton on 19 September. Tim Farron MP, leader of the Liberal Democrats, was among the guests.

Employees from Airbus Broughton took part in the 10th anniversary of the Big Dee Day on Friday, an annual clean-up of the River Dee.

Last night, Moat was granted Planning Permission for regeneration works at Pollards Hill in the London Borough of Merton. The £35m regeneration and development scheme represents a significant investment in Merton and the Pollards Hill community through the creation of new homes and the rejuvenation of existing homes. 

Former Paralympic swimmer Lord Holmes writes from the Rio Paralympic Games which he says will continue to inspire, excel and delight and 'Paralympify the planet'.

Commenting on the Neighbourhood Planning Bill, the House Builders Association warns that 'infrastructure and development cannot be treated as separate issues'.

Sarah Kostense-Winterton, Executive Director at MIMA comments on the new report from Bright Blue’s Green Conservatism project on “Better homes: incentivising home energy improvements”

The PSHE Association has issued a warning to the Government over serious risks to child safety – as official figures show a significant fall in time allocated to PSHE education on the curriculum, including lessons on how pupils can help to keep themselves and others safe from abuse and online dangers.  

A team of colleagues at Airbus in Filton have swapped contracts, emails, and meetings for cycling, running, and swimming in a bid to travel more than 1000 miles in less than two months.

With speculation that Theresa May is planning to row back on plans for Metro Mayors, Labour’s mayoral candidate for Liverpool Steve Rotheram warns against depriving the regions of their fair share of influence.

The Government could miss its target to build one million new homes by 2020 unless it unlocks the potential of SME house builders, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in response to a new report from the homeless charity Shelter.

Around two-thirds of firms that had professional indemnity cover with the now insolvent Enterprise Insurance have reported that they have secured new policies, with most other firms reporting progress in getting a new policy in place.

Unicef Ambassador Ewan McGregor travelled to northern Iraq last week to see how the conflicts sweeping Iraq and Syria are devastating the lives of children. Tens of thousands of children in Iraq and Syria have been killed, injured, separated from their parents, forced into work, tortured or recruited into fighting.

Responding to DWP figures showing record numbers of older people working beyond retirement, Simon Bottery, Director of Policy at Independent Age, the older people’s charity, said:

A significant programme of capital investment by the Government is now needed to tackle the threat of a construction recession - as revealed today by the latest statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) - according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

Businesses, local government and communities across the North of England need to work together to increase awareness of the region on a global scale if the North is to continue to prosper, according to a new report by EY.

Local councillors have raised concerns over the Government's proposed 'Metro Mayor' model, writes Dods Monitoring's Tom Southern. 

The Welsh Affairs Committee’s report ‘The Future of Nuclear Power in Wales’ shows how the Welsh economy will benefit from new nuclear power in Wales, and has been welcomed today by the trade body for the nuclear industry, the Nuclear Industry Association (NIA). 

Margaret Ritchie MP has tabled an Early Day Motion demanding that the government ensures renters up and down the country are properly protected from carbon monoxide poisoning.

The MPA has written to the new Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Theresa May MP, setting out the case for an early commitment to infrastructure and housing investment from the new Government.

The Federation of Master Builders remarks on David Cameron's house building legacy.