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McStone achieves 19% rise in legal completions

April 19, 2016

<p>McCarthy &amp; Stone saw its legal completions rise 19% in its half year to February 29 2016, against the equivalent period last year, it announced today (April 19).</p>

Persimmon reports strong year-to-date performance

April 14, 2016

<p>Persimmon has seen robust trading for the year to date, despite continuing to experience planning delays.</p>

Countryside Properties "performs well"

April 13, 2016

<p>Countryside Properties&rsquo; housebuilding division has &ldquo;performed well,&rdquo; the company said today, with total completions rising 25.3% during its half year against the equivalent period in 2015.</p>

New md for H+H UK

April 11, 2016

HBF calls upon mayoral candidates for "credible plan"

April 7, 2016

<p>Housebuilders have urged candidates in the London mayoral election to make a &ldquo;credible plan&rdquo; to deliver the homes the capital needs, in order for London to maintain its status as &ldquo;the world&rsquo;s capital city&rdquo;.</p>

Housing association merger to deliver 100,000 homes

April 6, 2016

<p>L&amp;Q, The Hyde Group and East Thames are set to merge, with the new organisation planning to deliver 100,000 new homes across London and the south east.</p>

Housebuilding activity at three-year low - CIPS

April 5, 2016

<p>Housebuilding activity has slackened to its slowest pace in more than three years, according to the latest survey from the Chartered Institute of Procurement &amp; Supply (CIPS).</p>

Lack of suitable properties prevents London downsizing - McStone

April 5, 2016

<p>More than four in ten Londoners aged 55 and over believe there is a lack of suitable accommodation in the capital to downsize to, according to a YouGov poll conducted on behalf of McCarthy &amp; Stone.</p>

Report calls for major public housebuilding programme

April 1, 2016

<p>Historically low housebuilding levels are thanks to an &ldquo;over-reliance on private sector output&rdquo; according to a report, which calls for a large public sector housebuilding drive to ease the country&rsquo;s housing shortage.</p>