Latest UK House Building Industry News, Policy, Regulation, Planning

Taylor Woodrow snaps up Wilcon

1 Oct 2003

Industry consolidation is continuing apace with Taylor Woodrow swooping to buy Wilson Connolly, completing the purchaser’s shift into housebuilding.

First reservations rise since October

1 Oct 2003

The latest HBF survey for August shows that net reservations were above a year ago (balance +9%), the first year-on-year increase since October last year, with a strong rise among larger companies (balance +19%), but a decline among smaller firms (balance

Moratorium on N.West housing

1 Oct 2003

Housebuilders fear that a moratorium on building new houses in the north west of England is spreading as campaigners opposed to development increase pressure on local planners.

Housebuilders slam CPRE claims

1 Oct 2003

Housebuilders have poured scorn on the claims of the Campaign to Protect Rural England that they are sitting on enough land to alleviate the housing crisis.