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Ted Ayres

Ayres takes leave from Bellway

Aug. 14, 2017

Ted Ayres, ceo of Bellway, is taking leave from the company to undergo treatment for a medical condition, the housebuilder announced today (August 14).

housebuilding general

Private registrations down, affordable up - NHBC

Aug. 9, 2017

Private sector registrations dropped 7% in Q2 2017 against the same period a year ago, according to the latest statistics from NHBC.

Bellway

Bellway’s completions rise 10.6%

Aug. 8, 2017

Bellway’s housing completions rose 10.6% in the year ending July 31 2017 against the previous year, it announced today (August 8).

Colin Lewis

Avant secures facility to accelerate expansion

Aug. 7, 2017

Avant Homes has secured a five-year £200 million banking facility to accelerate its expansion in northern England and Scotland.

Chris Endsor

Bridgepoint to acquire Miller Homes

Aug. 2, 2017

Miller Homes is to be acquired by private equity group Bridgepoint in a deal totalling £655 million from funds managed by GSO Capital Partners.

REDFERN-PETE

Leasehold issue dents robust TW results

Aug. 1, 2017

Taylor Wimpey’s half year pre-tax profit fell 23.7% the firm said today (August 1), due to the housebuilder’s £130 million provision made to reform its leaseho…

Ian Sutcliffe

Countryside sees strong Q3 performance

July 27, 2017

Countryside Properties’ Housebuilding division saw “exceptional growth” in completions during the company’s third quarter, the company said today (July 27).

Government proposes ban on new build leasehold houses

July 25, 2017

The government intends to ban new build houses being sold as leasehold, as part of a consultation published today (July 25) on tackling unfair practices in the…

Housing crisis hampers British business growth - Arcadis

July 25, 2017

The UK’s housing crisis is causing British business to miss out on £13.3 billion of growth per year, according to a report by Arcadis, which has called for a “…