Celebrating New Homes Week

Brookbanks has been supporting New Homes Week in association with The Home Builders Federation.

Key principles underpinning this are:

Energy efficient homes: how new build homes are saving consumers money on their energy bills
Built for now: New build homes are built to modern standards, saving consumers time and money on costly upgrade works
Confidence in costs: Raising awareness of the buying schemes and incentives are available to help consumers buy their new home

At Brookbanks, we are proud to help our clients deliver New Homes to the highest standard by both meeting and exceeding expectations and legislation across all of our teams. Our in-house specialists are able to take development from Outline Planning stage, to design, to Cost and Commercial Management, right through to Onsite Delivery and Occupation! Get in touch to find out how we could help you deliver top quality new homes.

We will steer you through!

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Podcast #18: Design of Transfer slabs and efficient structures

June 2, 2026

As development sites become more constrained and expectations around multi-use building designs continue to rise, structural engineering choices are playing an increasingly important role in successful delivery. In our latest podcast, “Design of Transfer slabs and efficient structures,” Ben is joined by Chris Vivian and Devi Varatharajan to explore current industry trends in concrete design. The discussion focuses on how transfer slabs impact construction efficiency, carbon footprints, and why early-stage engagement is critical to optimizing building design.

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Delivering Education Infrastructure: Direct Delivery or Section 106 Contributions?

May 22, 2026

Education facilities play a vital role in shaping successful residential communities. Alongside providing essential school places for growing populations, they help create well-connected neighbourhoods, support long-term community wellbeing and contribute positively to placemaking outcomes. For developers bringing forward significant housing schemes, deciding how education infrastructure obligations should be delivered is rarely straightforward. In most cases, this involves either directly delivering a new education facility as part of the development, or making a financial contribution through a Section 106 Agreement to support provision elsewhere. Each approach carries implications for cost, programme, planning strategy and the long-term success of the development.

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Podcast Episode #17: Moving Places, Managing Noise

May 20, 2026

As development sites become more constrained and expectations around placemaking continue to rise, the interaction between transport planning and acoustics is playing an increasingly important role in successful design. In our latest podcast, “Moving Places, Managing Noise,” Ben Wakling is joined by Melanie A’Lee and Tom Quaife-Jones to explore how these two disciplines come together in practice. The discussion focuses on how early coordination between transport and noise specialists can improve scheme viability, reduce planning risk and ultimately create better places to live.