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Government announces new leasehold measures

Dec. 21, 2017

The government will ban leaseholds for almost all new houses, as one of a number of measures announced to address abusive leasehold practices, it said today (D…

Persimmon chairman resigns over pay plan

Dec. 15, 2017

Nicholas Wrigley, chairman of Persimmon, is to resign from the business following concerns over the firm’s executive pay plan.

Use “brown space” in green belt for emergency workers – LCCI

Dec. 13, 2017

A small portion of “brown space” within the greater London green belt could be used to provide affordable housing for the capital’s emergency workers, the Lond…

Berkeley

“Strong results” for Berkeley in challenging times

Dec. 8, 2017

The Berkeley Group produced “strong results” during the six months to October 31 2017, it said today (December 8), selling 2,117 homes against the 2,076 achiev…

Housebuilders make Fast Track 100 league

Dec. 5, 2017

A number of housebuilders have featured in the latest Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 league, an index which ranks Britain’s private companies with the fast…

Jonathan Goring

Lovell md appointed Morgan Sindall’s partnership director

Dec. 1, 2017

Jonathan Goring, md of Lovell Partnerships, has been appointed Morgan Sindall Group’s partnership director.

CIB wins PR Agency of the year at CMAs

Dec. 1, 2017

CIB was named PR Agency of the year at this year's Construction Marketing Awards.

Sadiq Khan

Mayor launches draft London Plan

Nov. 30, 2017

The London mayor Sadiq Khan has launched the new draft London Plan, encouraging housebuilders to develop sites at higher housing densities “to substantially in…