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NHBC announces Health & Safety Commended winners

11 Jun 2015

<p>A total of 54 sites across the UK have been honoured in the first round of judging for NHBC&rsquo;s Health &amp; Safety Awards 2015.</p>

Help to Buy equity loan extended to 2020

4 Jun 2015

<p>The Help to Buy equity loan scheme has been extended to 2020, the government has confirmed.</p>

Loosen grip on sites, Clark tells councils

2 Jun 2015

<p>Communities secretary Greg Clark has called upon Whitehall and local authorities to &ldquo;let go&rdquo; of their surplus and redundant land so that it can be released for housebuilding.</p>

Industry quiz night raises 1 million GBP for Marie Curie

Industry quiz night raises 1 million GBP for Marie Curie

1 Jun 2015

This year's Housebuilder Marie Curie Brain Game- sponsored by NHBC- raised more than &pound;200,000 for the charity bringing the total raised since the first event in 2006 to seven figures

Housebuilding recovery continues but constraints remain

1 Jun 2015

Government figures have revealed the highest number of housing starts achieved in a quarter since 2007.

Housebuilders enjoy strong first quarter

1 Jun 2015

News of strong trading continues, with Barratt Developments reporting that its housing completions for 2015 were expected to be "ahead of previous guidance" at around 16,100, up from 14,838 at the end of 2014.

Tories and Labour reshuffle teams

1 Jun 2015

Greg Clark has been appointed the new secretary of state for communities and local government in prime minister David Cameron's cabinet reshuffle.

Industry welcomes election result

1 Jun 2015

The housebuilding industry has welcomed the outcome of the general election, which saw the Conservative party win a majority.

Taylor Wimpey takes the challenge

Taylor Wimpey takes the challenge

1 Jun 2015

Staff from Taylor Wimpey gave up their weekends to take part in the Taylor Wimpey Peak District Challenge last month (May).

Truscott is new GT ceo

1 Jun 2015

Peter Truscott has been appointed chief executive of Galliford Try.