Hard water
[MMC-IMG=1697-A=Left] Water shortages are being used as another reason to oppose new housing. But housebuilding is a social and economic necessity, and water r…
Sitelines
[MMC-IMG=1695-A=Left] Barratt’s David Pretty is not overly worried about challenging market conditions. The chief executive of the UK’s largest housebuilder ta…
Cramping ground
[MMC-IMG=1694-A=Right] Britain has the most expensive, smallest and oldest homes in Europe, primarily because the planning system restricts land supply. James …
New policy direction
[MMC-IMG=1693-A=Left] The ODPM’s latest consultation on land for housing represents a major change of direction. Housebuilders can at last look forward to some…
London Olympics will create long term opportunities for developers and investors
The road to the 2012 Olympic Games in London will be paved with massive infrastructure investment, rising land and house prices across the Thames Gateway and b…
Miller boss honoured
Pedley steps down as Redrow chief exec
Paul Pedley has stepped down from his position as Redrow’s chief executive after an eight-year tenure, making way for former group md Neil Fitzsimmons to take …
Little improvement in figures since election
The latest HBF survey results show housebuilders continuing to report fewer site visitors and reservations than the same time last year. But there has been som…
Mixed results in challenging market conditions
Housebuilders’ half yearly trading statements reflect mixed fortunes in the face of ongoing housing market challenges, with some forecasting year end sales wel…
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