Latest UK House Building Industry News, Policy, Regulation, Planning

Land banks are a necessity - Barker

Sept. 1, 2003

Kate Barker, the Bank of England economist charged with investigating housing undersupply, has accepted the need for housebuilders to hold realistic land banks in order to effectively run their business. In an exclusive interview with Housebuilder she sai

Construction deaths continue to fall

Sept. 1, 2003

Seventy-one workers were killed in the construction industry last year, the second lowest figure recorded, dropping from 80 the year before and 105 in 2000-2001.

in brief

Sept. 1, 2003

<b>Wolsey funding</b> Wolsey Securities has agreed a new deal with Bank of Scotland allowing it to fund an extra 275 homes each year. The loans are available to small and medium sized housebuilders.

Reservation decline slows up

Sept. 1, 2003

The decline in net reservations almost came to a halt in July according to the latest HBF survey, while visitors were still lagging behind last year’s numbers. House prices continue to be pushed up and the industry remains largely optimistic about this ye

Land supply

Sept. 1, 2003

In a move to free up land supply, housing and planning minister Keith Hill has announced that local authorities may sell their land without the secretary of state’s permission. The launch of the ODPM Circular 06/2003 - General Disposal Consent 2003 - perm

Communities Plan gets £1bn kickstart

Sept. 1, 2003

The government has hauled the Communities Plan back to centre stage with the first of a series of updates on infrastructure and funding packages for key south east growth areas.