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John Tebbit, MD of Robust Details.

Tebbit calls for "resilient" homes

Sept. 29, 2016

The housebuilding industry needs to produce "resilient" homes for the future, according to John Tebbit, md of Robust Details.

Superstitious buyers beware no 13

Superstitious buyers beware no 13

Sept. 29, 2016

Superstition is preventing plot 13 from being sold at Linden Homes' Hall Farm Court in Yorkshire, according to the housebuilder.

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Better supply collaboration will boost skills

Sept. 29, 2016

Better collaboration between housebuilders and their subcontractors is "essential" in order to address the industry's skills shortage and allow it to continue …

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Second hand market "weak"

Sept. 29, 2016

McCarthy and Stone has noticed "some weakness" in the second hand housing market since the EU referendum which could afgect its ability to deliver its planned …

Top 25 builders deliver 10% increase in units

Sept. 29, 2016

CALA is the big mover in this year's Top 25 biggest housebuilders rankings which are revealed this month in the latest annual Housing Market Intelligence Repor…

New home registrations fall 8% - NHBC

Sept. 29, 2016

New homes registrations in the UK fell 8% between June and August 2016 compared to the same period a year ago, according to the NHBC’s latest figures.

Gov housebuilding stats "flawed" - HBF

Sept. 19, 2016

The government’s official housebuilding statistics are “flawed”, missing out around 30,000 new builds in the numbers, according to the Home B…

Good sales continue for Linden and Miller

Sept. 16, 2016

Linden Homes and Miller Homes are the latest housebuilders to report strong sales since the EU referendum result.

Past, present and future discussed at HBF Technical Conference

Sept. 16, 2016

The housebuilding industry needs to produce "resilient" homes for the future, John Tebbit, md of Robust Details, has said.

Experts talk ambition and challenges at HBF Planning Conference

Sept. 16, 2016

The government is not "backing away" from its commitment to housing following the EU referendum, with new ministers wanting to push progress forward, according…