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Builders see good summer after EU vote

Sept. 1, 2016

Housebuilders are reporting that the market has stayed strong over the summer following a brief hiatus following the vote to leave the EU in June.

HBF Golf Day

Sept. 1, 2016

Redrow Homes and Travis Perkins triumphed at this year's HBF Golf Day held at Woburn Golf Club in July.

Household projections

Sept. 1, 2016

The number of households in England is projected to increase at an average of 210,000 a year between 2014 and 2039 according to new government figures.

L and Q goes north

Sept. 1, 2016

Trafgord Housing Trust and LandQ are to deliver 2,000 new homes across Greater Manchester and the north west over the next four years. The deal is LandQ's fjrs…

Report calls for New Homes Ombudsman

Sept. 1, 2016

The government should establish a New Homes Ombudsman to mediate in disputes between consumers and housebuilders or warranty providers according to a parliamen…

SWOT survey reveals Brexit fears

SWOT survey reveals Brexit fears

Sept. 1, 2016

The main Threat to the success of the housebuilding market is now "A return to recession and economic uncertainty" according to this year's Housebuilder indust…

New homes registrations fall 15% - NHBC

Sept. 1, 2016

New homes registrations in the UK fell 15% between May and July 2016 compared to a year before, according to the NHBC.

Persimmon looks forward to "good autumn season"

Aug. 23, 2016

Persimmon is anticipating a “good autumn sales season”, it said today (August 23), as it reported that since July 1 its private sale reservation ra…

House prices to fall 1% in 2017 - Countrywide

Aug. 22, 2016

UK house prices are set to fall 1% in 2017 as the uncertainty surrounding Brexit beds in, according to Countrywide’s housing forecasts.

Keepmoat housing arm buoys growth

Aug. 15, 2016

Keepmoat’s housing division saw a 13.3% increase in home sales during the year ending March 31 2016 it said today (August 15), as it revealed plans to en…