Help to Buy 1 sales continue to climb
The Help to Buy equity loan scheme has generated 32,268 sales since its launch in April last year, the latest government figures for the initiative show. &nbs…
Housebuilders "completely reject" Labour landbanking claim - HBF
Housebuilders have hit back at the Labour party for stating that they “sit on land” that could be developed.
Permissions recover to 2008 levels - HBF/Glenigan
Planning permissions hit a six year high in Q2 2014, according to the Home Builders Federation’s Housing Pipeline report released today (September 11). …
Berkeley enjoys "stable operating environment"
Housing demand has remained “resilient” for Berkeley Group, it said today (September 1).
CPA forecasts
Private housing starts are set to increase by 18% this year to 134,170 units, according to the Construction Products Association’s Summer Forecasts.
Demos apprenticeship drive
Demos has launched a commission on apprenticeships to find ways of increasing the number of high quality apprentice programmes across the UK, with a focus on c…
Hub report on Performance Gap
The industry should develop its own construction details scheme to provide assured as-built energy performance for the most common fabric junctions and systems…
Kier's new housing division
Kier plans to almost treble its output with a new national housing division.
SWOT analysis highlights skills crisis for industry
Skills shortages have emerged as a significant Threat to the housebuilding sector according to Housebuilder’s annual industry SWOT analysis.
Private starts up-DCLG
Private starts climbed 23.7% in Q2 2014 to 29,890 against the same quarter in 2013,according to the latest DCLG figures. Against Q1 2014, private starts rose 2%
