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New rankings reveal home building up 13 percent

1 Oct 2015

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.

Barratt completions hit seven year high

9 Sep 2015

<p>Barratt Developments has reported &ldquo;another year of excellent progress,&rdquo; with the company seeing its highest level of housing completions for seven years, it said today (September 9).</p>

Redrow and Berkeley benefit from strong market

9 Sep 2015

<p>Redrow and Berkeley Group have continued to benefit from the stable market environment, with Redrow reporting revenue of more than &pound;1 billion for the first time in its history, it said.</p>

CALA enjoys "outstanding year"

8 Sep 2015

<p>CALA Group has reported &ldquo;record&rdquo; profit, revenue and volumes during its year to June 30 2015, it said today (September 7).</p>

Strong summer results

1 Sep 2015

Housebuilders have reported strong trading updates and results throughout the summer.

HBF welcomes zero carbon policy change

1 Sep 2015

The Home Builders Federation has called the government's decision to amend its zero carbon homes policy "a sensible move".

Skills challenge for industry "in a happy place"

1 Sep 2015

Labour and materials shortages are the biggest Threat to the smooth operation of the housebuilding industry according to Housebuilder's annual SWOT survey.

Cardiff University brings "energy positive" house

Cardiff University brings "energy positive" house

1 Sep 2015

The government may have changed the zero carbon homes policy in England, but experts from Cardiff University have designed and built what is reportedly the UK's first purpose-built, low-cost energy "smart house", capable of exporting more energy to the national electricity grid than it uses.