Osborne hails Help to Buy as key long term measure
Help to Buy is a key part of the government's long term economic plan and is "working exactly as intended," the chancellor George Osborne said last month (Sept…
Industry welcomes "permanent Help to Buy"
Housebuilders have welcomed the government’s pledge to build 100,000 new homes on brownfield land at 20% below the market rate for people aged under 40 &…
Help to Buy 1 sales continue to climb
The Help to Buy equity loan scheme has generated 32,268 sales since its launch in April last year, the latest government figures for the initiative show. &nbs…
Housebuilders "completely reject" Labour landbanking claim - HBF
Housebuilders have hit back at the Labour party for stating that they “sit on land” that could be developed.
Permissions recover to 2008 levels - HBF/Glenigan
Planning permissions hit a six year high in Q2 2014, according to the Home Builders Federation’s Housing Pipeline report released today (September 11). …
Berkeley enjoys "stable operating environment"
Housing demand has remained “resilient” for Berkeley Group, it said today (September 1).
CPA forecasts
Private housing starts are set to increase by 18% this year to 134,170 units, according to the Construction Products Association’s Summer Forecasts.
Demos apprenticeship drive
Demos has launched a commission on apprenticeships to find ways of increasing the number of high quality apprentice programmes across the UK, with a focus on c…
Hub report on Performance Gap
The industry should develop its own construction details scheme to provide assured as-built energy performance for the most common fabric junctions and systems…
Kier's new housing division
Kier plans to almost treble its output with a new national housing division.
