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Market "in a much better place" at HMI

Market "in a much better place" at HMI

Nov. 1, 2014

Communities secretary Eric Pickles and Barratt ceo Mark Clare were two speakers in a strong line-up at Housebuilder's Housing Market Intelligence Conference la…

Miller shelves float plans

Nov. 1, 2014

Miller Homes has cancelled its plan to float on the stock market, citing volatility in the financial markets.

CMA shortlist

Nov. 1, 2014

The shortlist for this year's Construction Marketing Awards has been announced.

Banner acquisition boosts CALA's record profits

Oct. 20, 2014

CALA Group has produced “record profits once again”, it said today (October 20), revealing its results for the year ending June 30 2014.  

Labour's Lyons Review fleshes out 200,000 a year homes plan

Oct. 16, 2014

Labour leader Ed Miliband will today (October 16) flesh out the details of how his party will deliver 200,000 homes a year by 2020 if elected next May.

New housing standards due in a year - DCLG

Oct. 15, 2014

The new standards arising from the Housing Standards Review will come into force in October 2015, the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) ha…

Pickles challenges industry to "do things differently"

Oct. 9, 2014

Communities secretary Eric Pickles has called upon housebuilders to consider how they can do things differently to boost new homes supply.  

Make "compelling case" for new, says Barratt boss

Oct. 9, 2014

The industry needs to make a clearer, more compelling case for new build homes, said Barratt Developments’ ceo Mark Clare who spoke at Housebuilder&rsquo…

Miller cancels plans to float

Oct. 3, 2014

Miller Homes has cancelled its plan to float on the stock market, citing volatility in the financial markets.  

Help to Buy "not a risk", says Bank

Oct. 2, 2014

The government’s Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme is not a threat to financial stability, the Bank of England announced today (October 2).