Housing Forum set to tackle skills crisis
The Housing Forum has taken up the challenge of the acute skills shortage in the housebuilding sector, tackling the issue in a major new report which recommends that housing construction organisations need to examine their recruitment, retention and train
Persimmon spree
Persimmon Homes West Yorkshire has acquired a total of 31 acres across the region in a site-buying spree, which leaves them with four sites with a gross development value of £45 million.
Site visitor numbers soar
Housebuilders will be cheered by the biggest boom in site visitors seen for some time with a balance of + 23% seeing an increase in Jan/Feb, according to the latest HBF survey.
Planning powers for regional assemblies
Elected regional assemblies have been given a power boost - they will now have authority to direct local authorities to refuse planning applications that are “not in the region’s best interest”,
in the pipeline
Gleeson Homes has been successful in its bid for further housing in Basingstoke. The company received detailed planning permission for a proposal of private and social housing at Binfields, Chineham.
CABE boss quits to join Housing Corp
Jon Rouse has been appointed chief executive of the Housing Corporation and will step into the role from April, bringing to an end a high profile four-year reign at the helm of government design watchdog CABE. Rouse takes over from Norman Perry who will b
Time to redouble efforts on customer care
The Housing Forum tried to put a positive spin on the disappointing results of its latest National Customer Satisfaction Survey (see pages 20-22). The press release that accompanied the survey details was a masterpiece in missing the point and a tribute t
in brief
<b>Inspectorate slammed</b> The Planning Inspectorate must improve its handling of complex cases and development plan inquiries and improve customer service according to a review of the body. It should also reduce the number of unnecessary informal inquir
HBF warns of tax effect on supply
The House Builders Federation has called on the government not to impose new taxes on housebuilders which could risk slowing-up housing supply even further.
Top speakers for HMI04
Housing minister Keith Hill and Bank of England economist Kate Barker are to speak at Housing Market Intelligence 04 (HMI04), Housebuilder’s conference and the setting for the launch of the HMI04 report.
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