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McStone achieves 19% rise in legal completions

McCarthy & Stone saw its legal completions rise 19% in its half year to February 29 2016, against the equivalent period last year, it announced today (Apri…

Persimmon reports strong year-to-date performance

Persimmon has seen robust trading for the year to date, despite continuing to experience planning delays.

Countryside Properties "performs well"

Countryside Properties’ housebuilding division has “performed well,” the company said today, with total completions rising 25.3% during its h…

New md for H+H UK

HBF calls upon mayoral candidates for "credible plan"

Housebuilders have urged candidates in the London mayoral election to make a “credible plan” to deliver the homes the capital needs, in order for L…

New chairman takes over at Housing Forum

Housing association merger to deliver 100,000 homes

L&Q, The Hyde Group and East Thames are set to merge, with the new organisation planning to deliver 100,000 new homes across London and the south east.

Housebuilding activity at three-year low - CIPS

Housebuilding activity has slackened to its slowest pace in more than three years, according to the latest survey from the Chartered Institute of Procurement &…

Lack of suitable properties prevents London downsizing - McStone

More than four in ten Londoners aged 55 and over believe there is a lack of suitable accommodation in the capital to downsize to, according to a YouGov poll co…

Report calls for major public housebuilding programme

Historically low housebuilding levels are thanks to an “over-reliance on private sector output” according to a report, which calls for a large publ…