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Countryside recruits new chief financial officer

<p>Private housebuilder Countryside has appointed Rebecca Worthington as its new chief financial officer.</p>

Leap in retirement registrations as new homes growth continues - NHBC

<p>There were more retirement properties registered in England in the first six months of 2015 than in the whole of 2014, according to NHBC&rsquo;s latest statistics.</p>

Inland Homes enjoys good year

<p>Inland Homes has achieved an &ldquo;extremely strong&rdquo; performance for the year ending June 30 2015, it said today (June 30).</p>

Strong first half for Taylor Wimpey

<p>Taylor Wimpey has reported a strong first half, with its pre-tax profit increasing 33.4% to &pound;238.0 million against the first half of 2014.</p>

New home planning permissions hit 200,000 mark

NHS launches bid for "healthy" new towns

<p>NHS England has launched an initiative with Public Health England to design and build &ldquo;healthy new towns&rdquo; and neighbourhoods across the country.</p>

Local plans "by 2017" - Lewis

<p>Local planning authorities have until early 2017 to produce a local plan or the government will step in, the housing and planning minister Brandon Lewis has said.</p>

"Generation Rent" set to continue - PwC

<p>More than half of 20-39 year olds will be privately renting by 2025, PwC has forecast.</p>

Government to drop chief construction adviser role

<p>The government&rsquo;s chief construction adviser role is to be axed and absorbed by the soon-to-be streamlined Construction Leadership Council, according to the government.</p>

Persimmon appoints HR specialist for Combat to Construction expansion

<p>Persimmon Homes has recruited a senior HR specialist to push forward the firm&rsquo;s military recruitment programme, Combat to Construction.</p>