Countryside and Millgate merge
Renegotiating affordable requirements
Richard Jones, group head of regeneration and growth at EC Harris, looks at the developer’s right to renegotiate affordable housing requirements and the …
Reynolds sets out Labour's housing agenda
Shadow housing minister Emma Reynolds in her first keynote speech – delivered at NHBC’s London office – says that Labour will help smaller ho…
Help to Buy Wales
The Welsh government has launched its own equity loan scheme, helping home owners in Wales to access the property ladder.
Sales up at big housebuilders
Housebuilders are reporting strong sales and increasing build rates as the improved market conditions and Help to Buy initiative boost activity in the sector.
OBE for Jones
Peter Emerson Jones, chairman of the Emerson Group which includes residential arm Jones Homes, was awarded an OBE in the New Year’s Honours List for serv…
RICS warns of supply challenges
Housebuilding continued its recovery towards the end of 2013, but skills and material shortages are evident within the industry, the RICS Construction Market S…
Housing Design Awards honour private rent
Entries are open for the 2014 Housing Design Awards which for the first time will recognise impressive design in private rented schemes.
Berkeley calls for car parking rethink
The Berkeley Group has called for a better approach to parking provision in new build schemes, after research revealed that most people living in new housing w…
