SO Modular’s Operations Director, Charlotte Hale, has been named as winner of the Women in Construction category at this year’s Swansea Bay Business Awards. The award...
Plans to transform a community in the north of Swansea have been revealed. The Penderi Regeneration Scheme will see a large and long-term investment into the...
People buying homes in Wales for less than £225,000 will pay no tax, under new measures announced by the Finance Minister. The threshold for paying Land...
Swansea’s Coastal Housing Group has added 96 homes at Caswell and Dunvant to its portfolio, following a stock review by Wales & West Housing Association. Bids...
Caredig Housing Association has submitted pre-application plans for 30 new homes on the site of the former Clayton works on Tyn y Bonau Road in Pontarddulais....
Homebuyers have had their first chance to look around two showhomes at a new Bellway development in Penllergaer. Bellway Wales is building 184 new homes at...
A disused industrial car park, close to the border between Neath Port Talbot and Swansea, could be transformed into a housing estate of 165 homes according...
Preparing the way for major redevelopment of the area, the former Llys Dewi Sant building in Swansea is now starting to disappear from the city centre....
A Neath Workingmen’s Club could be demolished and replaced by 36 apartments if new plans are approved. Planners at Neath Port Talbot Council are set to...
Work has started at Tudor Place in Tiers Cross to create 11 new Council homes for Pembrokeshire Council, replacing 10 existing 1950s prefab houses. The Tudor...
Construction business are being urged to beef up their security measures if they don’t want to be seen as a soft target by cyber criminals, warns...
The National Residential Landlord Association (NRLA) has criticised the closure of a Welsh Government backed helpline run for the benefit of Welsh landlords. Rent Smart Wales...
Pembrokeshire County Council has bought 46 former Ministry of Defence (MoD) properties on the outskirts of Haverfordwest, to be used as Council housing. The three-bedroomed houses...
Fresh plans have emerged to convert the Rock and Fountain pub in Craig Cefn Parc into a home – 16 months after council planners rejected a...
Work on the £6.4m scheme to defend Porthcawl from flooding and a potential rise in sea levels is making progress and recently saw the opening of...
Stunning new aerial photos show two giant cranes on The Kingsway towering over Swansea city centre and the seafront. The cranes are located at the former...
Pembrokeshire County Council have reported that the new Haverfordwest High VC School has been completed ahead of schedule. Headteacher Jane Harries was delighted to receive the...
The construction of a new supersize slipway and new workboat pontoons is now underway at Pembroke Port. The Port of Milford Haven say it marks a...
With building work now complete, many residents have already started moving into a new apartment complex in Swansea city centre. The 33-apartment block being run by...
Plans have been submitted to transform the former Bethania Welsh Presbyterian Chapel on Woodfield Street in Morriston into a craft market, café, community hall and apartments....
National housebuilder, Bellway Homes has released the first homes for sale at a housing development in Penllergaer, after a sales office was launched on site. Bellway...
The first 100 homes in Swansea’s Penderi community have started their journey to Net Zero, greener living. As part of a retrofit scheme being delivered by...
Some of Swansea’s most senior politicians have toured a regeneration scheme set to be a new attraction for a leading Welsh business. Swansea Council’s regeneration of...
The Welsh Government is proposing a ‘fair chance scheme’ in areas with high numbers of second homes that could mean sellers must advertise to local Welsh...
Swansea University’s Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Research (CSAR) is a key partner in a pioneering ‘Biophilic Living‘ initiative which is said to provide a radical new...
A masterplan which will be used to determine what development takes place throughout Bridgend County Borough between now and 2033 has moved a step closer. Cabinet...
Swansea contractor ADS has won a three-year contract to transform the kitchens and bathrooms for ateb housing association’s customers. ateb is based in West Wales and...
Swansea-based development consultancy and marketing intelligence company DCW Group has won two awards within the space of a week at this year’s Insider Property Awards and...
A brand new washplant at an aggregate recycling facility at Cwmgwili in Carmarthenshire is the largest in Wales according to family-owned recycling company Gavin Griffiths Group....
A state-of-the-art new office development in Swansea is now taking shape at a spot where revellers once partied the night away. These photos show recent progress...
A programme of traditional skills training and education is underway in Carmarthenshire as part of Ancient Connections – a cross-border arts and heritage project linking Wexford...
Talented young apprentices from John Weaver and ASW Property Services were the overall winners at a construction awards event covering Swansea Bay held last week, which...
House-builder, Persimmon West Wales is celebrating after they were named the winner of Bridgend College’s Employer Partnership Award for 2022. The builder’s West Wales region has...
Work is soon starting to demolish the Llys Dewi Sant building in Swansea city centre. Located in the area of the former St David’s Shopping Centre,...
Wales & West Housing Association has been named Wales’s largest provider of homes for social rent by leading sector magazine Inside Housing. For the second year...
The highly visible clock tower has been reinstated at the historic powerhouse building at Swansea’s Hafod-Morfa Copperworks. It’s part of works restoring buildings at the historic...
Bridgend County Borough Council has appointed Welsh firm John Weaver Contractors Ltd to provide all-new £2.4m community facilities at Cosy Corner in Porthcawl. Part-funded by the...
A new support scheme for those facing significant financial hardship as a result of fire safety issues will launch today. Welsh Government Climate Change Minister Julie...
Two specialist regeneration companies will work together to redevelop a key site in Swansea city centre. Urban Splash have announced a joint venture with real estate...
Here’s how the former Oceana nightclub site in Swansea now looks as early construction works continue on a new office development there that will provide space...
Pupils from Pentrehafod Comprehensive School have visited the site of a new office development at the former Oceana nightclub on Swansea’s Kingsway to see new murals...
An award-winning company behind major £750m proposals to transform several key city centre and waterfront sites has been appointed Swansea Council’s long-term regeneration partner. Urban Splash...
With main construction work due to start in the coming weeks, city leaders have visited the Swansea site where a major new ‘living building’ project will...
“Exceptional demand” has been reported as the first homes at a new development on Aberavon seafront were released for sale. All appointments were fully booked on...
Welsh Government Minister Julie James has announced the upcoming launch of a consultation on proposed new social housing quality standard for Wales. The Minister said the...
Construction market activity continues to rise in Wales despite rising material costs and ongoing skill shortages, latest data from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)...
Bungalows may be seen as housing for older people, but they’re a popular choice across a wide spectrum of house buyers according to Persimmon Homes –...
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have criticised the Welsh Government over their ‘silence’ after a raft of measures to assist cladding and fire safety victims in England...
An ambitious 33-year-old has been promoted to Commercial Director at Persimmon’s West Wales business. Ashleigh Hopkins has moved into the senior role at Persimmon’s Penllergaer office...
Spring has reportedly sprung in Welsh housing market with the latest RICS Residential Market Survey showing the number of new homes listed for sale was at...
Wales & West Housing is planning a new development of homes for older people close to the centre of Carmarthen. Plans have been submitted to Carmarthenshire...
Llanelli based construction firm Morganstone Ltd. have been appointed as the contractor to build 150 new homes for Pobl Group at the former University Saint David’s...
Swansea-based DCW Insights has been named one of the most exciting new businesses in the region after being shortlisted as part of a brand new awards...
Social housing provider Pobl Group has appointed Neath-based developer Hale Homes to build 44 new properties in Penyrheol, Gorseinon. Pobl say the new homes will provide...
Rowan Lovering and Rowan Thomas have a lot in common. Apart from their shared name, they both went to the same school, come from villages just...
Results released by the Home Builders Federation (HBF) have awarded Bellway a 5 Star Rating in customer satisfaction for the sixth consecutive year. The housebuilder, whose...
New research has revealed just how much worse off the nation’s first-time buyers are, as a result of the pandemic property market boom – with first-time...
Belvoir Swansea has scooped the coveted Gold Award for Belvoir Franchise of the Year at the UK-wide Belvoir Annual Conference and Awards 2022, pipping 166 other...
Two shops on High Street in Swansea City Centre could be demolished if planners approve proposals from Coastal Housing Association. The two shops at 226 and...
Neath-based timber frame construction specialist, SO Modular, has completed work on an innovative housing development with contractor Capsel and Monmouthshire Housing Association (MHA), to build 17...
Twenty-five new energy-efficient homes being built by Swansea Council are almost ready for occupation. The properties, all three-bedroom family homes, are being built in Hillview Crescent,...
Project leaders behind a major new development in Swansea city centre have visited the construction site to see the early progress that’s already under way there....
Swansea Council have announced the completion of a new Uplands housing scheme. It combines the refurbishment of a former education centre as permanent homes and the...
Work has restarted on the building of the first new Council houses in Pembrokeshire for more than 25 years. Work on the Cranham Park development in...
Neath Port Talbot Council has appointed a temporary adviser to oversee its housing strategy. Ann Cornelius will be responsible for developing relationships with registered social landlords...
Carmarthenshire County Council has become the first planning authority in Wales to launch a free tool to help developers calculate the impact of their project on...
Hundreds of millions of pounds will be spent over the next four years improving council homes across Swansea the local authority has announced. At least £58m...
Swansea Building Society has expanded and updated its mortgage product range to include a new green mortgage, aimed at incentivising energy efficient homes. It has also increased...
The Welsh Government has announced an increase to the maximum level of council tax premiums for second homes, as well as new local tax rules for...
Welsh Government Minister for Climate Change, Julie James MS has announced the surveyors and technical experts that have been appointed to assess tall buildings in Wales...
An application for outline planning permission to build 1,800 new homes at the Coed Darcy development near Neath has been submitted to Neath Port Talbot Council...
The Farmers’ Union of Wales has welcomed aspects of the Welsh Governments’ consultation on planning legislation and policy for second homes and short term holiday lets,...
A public meeting was held this Saturday (19 February) in Swansea Bay to demand action by the Welsh Government on the fire safety scandal. Victims of...
A six-storey residential apartment building could be coming to a former e-Golf shop on High Street in Swansea City Centre. The proposals by South Wales-based Karim...
Over a THIRD of Welsh homeowners who have a neighbour dispute take revenge afterwards according to new research – with the most complaints about noise. People...
Carmarthenshire Council say that they will have delivered a total of 119 new council homes by the end of this financial year. The council say that...
Pembrokeshire Council have submitted a planning application to redevelop the site of the former Haverfordia House office building in Haverfordwest. The proposed development at Winch Lane,...
Work has begun on more than 70 new houses in Cross Hands, the builder today announced. Persimmon Homes is pushing on with its third and final...
ASW Property Services, a property services specialist covering Wales, the Midlands and the South West of England, has offered permanent employment to three apprentices originally taken...
Welsh building contractor, J.G. Hale Construction, has completed work on an innovative development consisting of 12 residential dwellings and five commercial units in Neath town centre...
New images show how the inside of the major new office development at the former Oceana nightclub site will look once it’s open. The images show...
A series of CGI pictures from Pobl Group show the planned transformation of the former University Saint David’s Townhill Campus in Swansea. Pobl Group have awarded...
Twenty percent of the next generation in Wales claim they are not confident they will ever be able to buy their own home due to the...
Swansea has a new tall crane on the cityscape, showing that progress is being made on the transformation of the historic Palace Theatre building. The temporary...
Tai Tarian has unveiled plans for two major housing developments. The Neath Port Talbot-based social housing provider has had the go-ahead to build a total of 77 new homes across two sites. 25 properties...
Foundations are now being laid for a landmark new net-zero office development that will provide space for 600 jobs at the former Oceana nightclub site in...
Research by Admiral has shown that Swansea is the most student-friendly city in the UK for renters, with 87.3 rentals per 100 available to renters looking...
Minister for Climate Change Julie James is urging anyone who has fallen behind in paying rent because of the pandemic to contact their local authority to...
Work to build almost 140 houses on Aberavon seafront is set to start shortly. Persimmon say they are breathing fresh life into the former Afan Lido...
Christmas has come early for these council housing tenants who have moved into modern, new build homes in Llandybie. The new £1.1million housing development in Maespiode...
Welsh Government have announced plans for a consultation next year on a package of council tax reforms. The move forms part of the Labour and Plaid...
Businesses throughout Swansea and the City Region as a whole have the chance to benefit from work packages forming part of a major new development in...
Four one-bedroom flats have been created by the council in the former Bryn House education centre in Walter Road, Uplands. The first tenants are expected to...
Work to demolish the Four Tys housing blocks in Tyisha, Llanelli has started, marking the next step in Carmarthenshire County Council’s plans to transform the area. ...
