Positive trading continues
Strong trading performances continue, with Taylor Wimpey's completions rising 7.5% to 13,219 homes in 2015 against 2014.
HBF London manifesto
HBF has launched its London manifesto ahead of the London elections in May.
Councils announced for brownfield pilot
Communities secretary Greg Clark has announced the first councils to bring forward underused land for new homes under the government's brownfield registers pilot.
Permissions, starts and completions up
The number of new home planning permissions rose 6% to 12,000 during October to December 2015 against the same period in 2014, according to DCLG figures.
Customer satisfaction levels remain high
The latest National New Home Customer Satisfaction Survey has revealed that 86% of home buyers are happy with the overall quality of their new home.
Osborne announces Budget housing measures
The government will use receipts from the rise in stamp duty for additional properties to support community-led housing developments, the chancellor George Osborne said in his Budget last month (March).
Curtains up for Galliard
<div style="text-align: left;">Galliard Homes has transformed the site of William Shakespeare's Curtain Theatre in Shoreditch, London, into a mixed-use scheme featuring 412 private sale apartments and penthouses and a leisure/performing arts pavilion.</div>
Office-to-resi PDR
Permitted development rights for office to residential conversions are now permanently in place.
London mayor planning guidance
The mayor of London has published three sets of planning guidance for the capital.
Government consults on Starter Homes detail
The government has launched its long awaited technical consultation on the Starter Homes initiative.
