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Fitzgerald outlines Bovis plans

2 May 2017

<p>Bovis Homes is confident it will return to being a &ldquo;leading UK housebuilder&rdquo;, Greg Fitzgerald, the new ceo of the troubled housebuilder, is expected to say today (May 2).</p>

Hill Homes

Hill on target for 2500 homes

27 Apr 2017

Hill saw net turnover increase by 20% in 2016 to £367 million with the Essex-based housebuilder now staking a claim to be the third largest private housebuilder in the UK. Profits rose from £30.7 million to £37.2 million in the year.

Planning permissions up but smaller sites needed - HBF/Glenigan

20 Apr 2017

<p>The number of new home planning permissions continues to rise, with permission for 293,127 new homes granted in 2016, according to the latest HBF Housing Pipeline survey.</p>

Countryside sees "excellent growth" in both divisions

12 Apr 2017

<p>Countryside Properties&rsquo; Housebuilding division had a &ldquo;very strong first half&rdquo;, with total completions rising 54% to 450 homes on the equivalent period last year.</p>

Retirement housing brings "sustainable benefits"

10 Apr 2017

<p>Specialist retirement housing offers wide ranging benefits which satisfy the three pillars of sustainable development &ndash; economic, environmental and social - according to a report by Newcastle University.</p>

"Let's work together to deliver good homes"

6 Apr 2017

A day of challenges, solutions, pleas, analysis and "a strong message" from government to the industry - Ben Roskrow reports from this year's HBF Policy conference