Water industry demands cause site delays
<p>Demands that water and sewerage companies are placing on housebuilders are causing delays on sites, according to Steve Wielebski, senior consultant to the Home Builders Federation.</p>
Registrations up but August fall - NHBC
<p>New homes registrations continued to rise during the summer but in August alone, those for the public sector fell 23% against August 2014, the latest figures from NHBC show.</p>
Barratt poll reveals mortgage misconceptions
<p>More than half of 25 to 34 year olds have abandoned the idea of buying a home as they do not think they will be able to raise the deposit, according to research from Barratt Homes.</p>
Skills and planning system barrier to housing solution
A severe skills shortage and the current planning system are hindering efforts to solve the housing crisis, according to research from Lloyds Bank.
Cost factor prompted zero carbon change
Building to zero carbon standards next year would have imposed a "significant cost" on the industry at a time when homes supply must be increased, said Richard Harral, DCLG's head of technical policy, at HBF's Technical Conference in September.
Minister calls on industry to boost supply
The housebuilding industry is a "key player" in the government delivering on its planning measures to boost housing supply, according to housing and planning minister Brandon Lewis.
Planning committees see need for homes
Communications consultancy PPS Group has published a "Planning Committee Barometer" - a survey of the views of councillors sitting on planning committees.
Corbyn identifies housing priority
Newly elected Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has highlighted housing as a priority as he seeks to bring "a new kind of politics" to his party and the UK.
New rankings reveal home building up 13 percent
Barratt is Britain's biggest housebuilder according to Housebuilder's exclusive Top 75 table which is set to be revealed at the Housing Market Intelligence conference and annual report in London on October 8.
Sales and margin up at Linden
