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HCA sets out housing plans

July 17, 2014

The Homes and Communities Agency plans to complete more than 9,500 market sale homes as part of its core targets for 2014/15.  

United House picks new ceo

July 1, 2014

United House Group has picked Rick de Blaby as its new group chief executive.

Experts reveal AIMC4 learnings

July 1, 2014

Around 19,000 homes could potentially be built to the standards used in the AIMC4 project, according to Stewart Dalgarno, director of product development at St…

Housebuilders enjoy buoyant market

July 1, 2014

Housebuilder continue to increase activity as the housing market strengthens.

Permissions hit six-year high-HBF

July 1, 2014

Planning permissions for new homes are at their highest since 2008, according to HBF's latest Housing Pipeline report.

London housing zones to deliver 50,000 homes

July 1, 2014

Up to 50,000 new homes will be built in London across 20 new brownfield "housing zones", the chancellor George Osborne and the London mayor Boris Johnson annou…

Barratt mixes it up

Barratt mixes it up

July 1, 2014

Barratt London has tried a different approach with The Courthouse in London's Westminster.

Help to Buy debate continues

Help to Buy debate continues

July 1, 2014

New figures released by the government reveal that there have been 27,861 sales through the Help to Buy scheme – 20,548 through the equity loan version f…

NHBC board changes

July 1, 2014

NHBC has chosen former RSA group accountant Chris Rash for a new role of commercial director and chief financial officer.