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Savills five year forecast

1 Dec 2016

Post referendum economic uncertainty and weaker consumer sentiment signal a period of low house price growth and significantly lower transaction levels, according to new five year forecasts from Savills.

Persimmon to build brick factory

1 Dec 2016

Persimmon is to build its own brick factory to help maintain discipline over its procurement process and tight control of all development costs.

Croudace restructures

1 Dec 2016

Croudace Homes will begin the new year with a company restructure, which will see the business split into two autonomous regions - North and South Thames.

Redfern Review launches

1 Dec 2016

The financial squeeze on young people is at the centre of the decline in the country's home ownership, but home owning can only be sustainable in a market of multiple tenures, according to the Redfern Review into the Decline of Home Ownershiplaunched in November.

1 million homes "on track"

1 Dec 2016

Government figures show that 190,000 homes were added to the housing stock in England in the last financial year, up 11% on 2014 - 2015.

Industry welcomes Autumn Statement focus on housebuilding

1 Dec 2016

The Home Builders Federation has welcomed the housing measures announced in the government's Autumn Statement last month (November).

Linden crowned brick king

Linden crowned brick king

1 Dec 2016

Linden Homes has scooped the Best Large Housebuilder Award at the Brick Awards 2016.

Industry reacts to Autumn Statement

23 Nov 2016

<p>The Home Builders Federation has welcomed the housing measures announced in the government&rsquo;s Autumn Statement today (November 23).</p>

Government announces Autumn Statement housing measures

23 Nov 2016

<p>The government will introduce further housing measures to deliver homes for both home ownership and other tenures.</p>