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Work on affordable housing doubles in Warrington in a year
We have our headquarters in Warrington and we’re proud to provide structural warranties for a broad range of clients both locally and nationwide. This week we read in the Warrington Guardian that in contrast with national affordable housebuilding trends, work on...
Consultation begins on new housebuilding consumer code
The New Homes Quality Board has launched a consultation on a new code of practice for the housebuilding industry to be enforced by a new housing ombudsman. Earlier this year, Advantage wrote about the creation of the New Homes Quality Board, which will oversee the...
Construction output is rising at its fastest rate since 2014
Advantage’s structural warranty clients won’t need us to tell them that it’s been a particularly busy period for construction! And the latest IHS Markit/CIPS Construction Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) - an early indicator of economic health – bears this out, rising...
Rise in UK house prices set to continue beyond the summer
Here at Advantage, as well as working with leading developers to provide structural warranty cover for multi-million pound developments, we’re also proud to work with a range of different clients – from social housing specialists to individual self-builders who are...
Shelter is calling on the government to build 90,000 social homes a year
Housing and homelessness charity, Shelter, has commissioned a survey which suggested that around a third of adults in the UK do not have safe or secure homes, based on criteria including whether their accommodation had enough bedrooms, was mouldy or was structurally...
Advantage Home Construction Insurance sponsors Liverpool homeless charity
Advantage Home Construction Insurance is proud to be sponsoring Liverpool homeless charity, Giving Warm. Advantage, which was founded in Warrington, has a long history of raising funds for and directly sponsoring homeless charities in the region. Giving Warm has...
The construction bounce back continues with a London office boom
Here at Advantage, we know first-hand how useful it can be to have a presence in the capital, having opened a London office alongside our existing offices in the North West and the Midlands. Having offices at several key locations helps us to work closely with our...
Housebuilding activity exceeds pre-pandemic level for first time
A boom in repair and maintenance work helped finally push construction activity past pre-covid levels, with official March figures showing output surged by 10%, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics. Housing Today reported that...
New planning bill intended to boost home ownership in the north & the Midlands
As Advantage has its headquarters in the North West, as well as offices in the Midlands and London, and provides structural warranties for clients nationwide, the team takes a keen interest in property and construction news affecting all regions. Today we read that...
