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Taylor Wimpey revises margin growth up

Nov. 11, 2014

<p>Taylor Wimpey&rsquo;s operating margin growth for this year is set to be higher than expected, at an increase of 400 basis points instead of the guidance given in the summer of &ldquo;at least&rdquo; a 300 bps increase, the firm said today (November 11).<br /><br /></p>

Berkeley and National Grid form new homes jv

Nov. 10, 2014

<p>Berkeley Group has entered into a joint venture with National Grid to deliver around 14,000 new homes across London and the south east with the partnership set to become one of Britain&rsquo;s top ten housebuilders, it said.<br /><br /></p>

Redrow reports "more normal market"

Nov. 10, 2014

<p>Redrow is the latest housebuilder to report &ldquo;a more normal level of activity&rdquo; following the surge of demand generated last year by the launch of the government&rsquo;s Help to Buy equity loan initiative.<br /><br /></p>

Persimmon remains confident about market

Nov. 4, 2014

<p>Persimmon said that it remained &ldquo;encouraged&rdquo; by the level of customer confidence in the UK housing market, as it reported its progress from July 1 to November 3 2014 today (November 4).<br /><br /></p>

Larkfleet relaunches Allison Homes

Nov. 4, 2014

<p>Larkfleet Group has relaunched Allison Homes - a company that ceo Karl Hick fronted more than 25 years ago.<br /><br /></p>

Market "in a much better place" at HMI

Market "in a much better place" at HMI

Nov. 1, 2014

Communities secretary Eric Pickles and Barratt ceo Mark Clare were two speakers in a strong line-up at Housebuilder's Housing Market Intelligence Conference last month. Ben Roskrow and Suzie Mayes report

Miller shelves float plans

Nov. 1, 2014

Miller Homes has cancelled its plan to float on the stock market, citing volatility in the financial markets.

CMA shortlist

Nov. 1, 2014

The shortlist for this year's Construction Marketing Awards has been announced.

Help to Buy "not a risk"

Nov. 1, 2014

The government's Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme is not a threat to financial stability, the Bank of England has announced.

Private sector leads housing growth - NHBC/CPA

Nov. 1, 2014

UK new home registrations hit a seven year high in Q3 2014 with the private sector continuing to lead growth, according to NHBC's latest statistics.