Barratt and GT give strong half year updates
<p>Barratt Developments saw its completions rise 9.4% during the six months to December 31 2015 against 2014, with ceo David Thomas hailing “an excellent first half performance” for the volume housebuilder.</p>
UK's retirees are "Generation Stuck" - McStone/ILC
<p>There is high demand from the over 55s to downsize but a lack of suitable properties is stopping older people from moving, creating “Generation Stuck,” according to a report commissioned by McCarthy & Stone.</p>
Taylor Wimpey hits six-year housebuilding high
<p>Taylor Wimpey said today (January 11) that it has built more homes than at any point in the past six years, with a “healthy increase” in completions of 7% in 2015.</p>
HBF reacts to LGA permission claims
<p>The Home Builders Federation has defended the industry’s track record in building in response to Local Government Association (LGA) research, which reveals that there are a “record” 475,647 homes in England with planning permission which are waiting to be built.</p>
Completions up in "strong year" for Persimmon
<p>Persimmon has enjoyed “another year of strong growth,” with 2015 bringing legal completions of 14,572 new homes, an 8% rise on 2014, the volume housebuilder said today (January 7).</p>
London has steepest construction costs in Europe - Arcadis
<p>London is the most expensive city in Europe in which to build, according to a new report by Arcadis, the design and consultancy firm for natural and built assets.</p>
HBF welcomes government's latest housing measures
<p>The Home Builders Federation has welcomed the government’s announcement today (January 4) that it will directly commission thousands of affordable new homes, streamlining the process of building on publicly owned land.</p>
Government to directly commission new homes
<p>The government will “directly commission” thousands of new affordable homes, it announced today, (January 4) giving smaller housebuilders the chance to build them.</p>
Registrations "slightly ahead" - NHBC
<p>New home registrations for the private sector edged up from September to November 2015 compared to the equivalent period last year, the latest figures from the NHBC show.</p>
Inland Homes set to deliver
<p>Inland Homes is set to deliver another strong set of results for its current financial year, it said today (December 14).</p>
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