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Housing association merger to deliver 100,000 homes

April 6, 2016

L&Q, The Hyde Group and East Thames are set to merge, with the new organisation planning to deliver 100,000 new homes across London and the south east.

Housebuilding activity at three-year low - CIPS

April 5, 2016

Housebuilding activity has slackened to its slowest pace in more than three years, according to the latest survey from the Chartered Institute of Procurement &…

Lack of suitable properties prevents London downsizing - McStone

April 5, 2016

More than four in ten Londoners aged 55 and over believe there is a lack of suitable accommodation in the capital to downsize to, according to a YouGov poll co…

Report calls for major public housebuilding programme

April 1, 2016

Historically low housebuilding levels are thanks to an “over-reliance on private sector output” according to a report, which calls for a large publ…

Housebuilder Product Awards finalists announced

April 1, 2016

The finalists have been announced for The Housebuilder Product Awards 2016.

Industry debates skills, supply and Starter Homes

Industry debates skills, supply and Starter Homes

April 1, 2016

The HBF Policy Conference saw impassioned pleas on supply, new initiatives on skills and concerns on Starter Homes and Right to Buy. Ben Roskrow reports on a d…

Hustings highlight challenges for Welsh housebuilding

Hustings highlight challenges for Welsh housebuilding

April 1, 2016

Ahead of important Welsh elections, Housebuilder reports from a housing focused political husting in which representatives of the five main parties contesting …

CALA calls for larger homes

April 1, 2016

The government must boost the number of larger homes in England to ensure "the future stability of housing supply", according to a report from CALA.

Positive trading continues

April 1, 2016

Strong trading performances continue, with Taylor Wimpey's completions rising 7.5% to 13,219 homes in 2015 against 2014.