Osborne hails Help to Buy as key long term measure
Help to Buy is a key part of the government's long term economic plan and is "working exactly as intended," the chancellor George Osborne said last month (September).
Industry welcomes "permanent Help to Buy"
<p>Housebuilders have welcomed the government’s pledge to build 100,000 new homes on brownfield land at 20% below the market rate for people aged under 40 – an initiative the chancellor George Osborne has called a “permanent Help to Buy”.</p> <p> </p>
Help to Buy 1 sales continue to climb
<p>The Help to Buy equity loan scheme has generated 32,268 sales since its launch in April last year, the latest government figures for the initiative show.</p> <p> </p>
Housebuilders "completely reject" Labour landbanking claim - HBF
<p>Housebuilders have hit back at the Labour party for stating that they “sit on land” that could be developed.</p> <p> </p>
Permissions recover to 2008 levels - HBF/Glenigan
<p>Planning permissions hit a six year high in Q2 2014, according to the Home Builders Federation’s Housing Pipeline report released today (September 11).</p> <p> </p>
Berkeley enjoys "stable operating environment"
<p>Housing demand has remained “resilient” for Berkeley Group, it said today (September 1).</p> <p> </p>
CPA forecasts
Private housing starts are set to increase by 18% this year to 134,170 units, according to the Construction Products Association’s Summer Forecasts.
Demos apprenticeship drive
Demos has launched a commission on apprenticeships to find ways of increasing the number of high quality apprentice programmes across the UK, with a focus on construction.
Hub report on Performance Gap
The industry should develop its own construction details scheme to provide assured as-built energy performance for the most common fabric junctions and systems in new homes.
Kier's new housing division
Kier plans to almost treble its output with a new national housing division.
