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Taylor Wimpey’s completions rise 5%

Jan. 10, 2018

Taylor Wimpey saw its completions rise 5% in 2017 to 14,541 homes in the year to December 31 2017.

Dominic Raab appointed new housing minister

Jan. 9, 2018

Dominic Raab has been appointed the new housing minister as part of the prime minister’s continuing cabinet reshuffle.

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Title change for Javid in reshuffle

Jan. 8, 2018

Communities secretary Sajid Javid will remain in his post following the prime minister’s cabinet reshuffle today (January 8), but with his title changed to ref…

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Government announces new leasehold measures

Dec. 21, 2017

The government will ban leaseholds for almost all new houses, as one of a number of measures announced to address abusive leasehold practices, it said today (D…

Persimmon chairman resigns over pay plan

Dec. 15, 2017

Nicholas Wrigley, chairman of Persimmon, is to resign from the business following concerns over the firm’s executive pay plan.

Use “brown space” in green belt for emergency workers – LCCI

Dec. 13, 2017

A small portion of “brown space” within the greater London green belt could be used to provide affordable housing for the capital’s emergency workers, the Lond…