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The Housebuilder Awards

March 1, 2016

The Housebuilder Awards will feature a new category this year, recognising recruitment and skills initiatives which attract people to the industry and improve …

Countryside floats

March 1, 2016

Countryside Properties has successfully floated on the London stock exchange.

New Lyons report

March 1, 2016

The housing industry experts behind the Lyons' Housing Review have published a new independent report setting out key actions to deliver a sustained increase i…

New build numbers hit eight year high

March 1, 2016

NHBC UK new build registrations hit an eight-year high in 2015, with 156,140 new homes registered.

Redfern Review into home ownership

Redfern Review into home ownership

March 1, 2016

Taylor Wimpey chief executive Pete Redfern and shadow housing minister John Healey have launched the independent Redfern Review into the decline of home owners…

EU poll reaction

March 1, 2016

The EU referendum is unlikely to greatly affect the UK housing market, according to David Ritchie, ceo of Bovis Homes.

Lords housing report

March 1, 2016

A new report has criticised current government housing policy, saying it is unlikely to meet demand for either the quantity or quality of homes that the countr…

Housebuilders report profit success

March 1, 2016

Crest Nicholson invested GBP 164.4 million in local infrastructure in 2015, according to its second Annual Integrated Report which details both its financial a…

Superfast broadband deal

March 1, 2016

New homes are to have superfast broadband under a new deal between the Home Builders Federation, Openreach and the government.

Government consults on planning "shake-up"

March 1, 2016

The government is proposing a "shake up" to the planning process, in a consultation to encourage competition and offer fast track application services.