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2008 housing starts in England fall to 105,000

Market view - Rethinking the financial model to unlock residential development

Developers need to take a fresh look at schemes to assess their viability and risk in this market, argues Richard Jones, head of residential and regeneration a…

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NHBC predicts 80,000 housing starts

There could be as few as 80,000 housing starts in the UK this year, the National Home Building Council (NHBC) has predicted as it released its latest housebuil…

Hard times for Barratt as it reports £592 million loss

Barratt’s interim results reflect the continuing gloom for housebuilders, with the company making a pre-tax loss of £592.4 million from June to December 2008, …

Redrow reports profit loss and mass redundancies

Redrow reported a pre-tax loss of £46.2 million for 2008 and has made half of its staff redundant since last year.

Government urged to take more action for housing market

The housebuilding industry and Labour members have urged the government to bring forward more measures to aid the housing market.

London market sees \"green shoots\" - Marsh & Parsons

The first “green shots” of a spring recovery are appearing in the London property market, according to estate agents Marsh & Parsons.

Severe housing shortage could send house prices soaring - NHMB

A shortfall of 1 million homes in England could send house prices rocketing when the recovery comes, David Pretty, chairman of the New Homes Marketing Board, h…

Housing starts and completions plummet - NHBC

New housing starts plummeted 65% from January 2008 to January 2009, according to National Home Building Council (NHBC) research.