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McStone predicts retirement homes of the future

March 1, 2017

Future homes could be “almost human” and able to manage the needs of people in later life, according to a report commissioned by retirement giant M…

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Redrow surge

March 1, 2017

Redrow saw completions surge 13% year on year in the six months to the end of 2016 with the firm delivering 2,459 homes in the half year.

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HBF SME boost

March 1, 2017

The Home Builders Federation is offering reduced membership rates to SME housebuilders.

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NHBC registrations

March 1, 2017

NHBC new homes registrations for 2016 reached 151,687 - a fall of 2% over the previous year.

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Bovis Homes' "difficult year"

March 1, 2017

Bovis is slowing its production rate in 2017 as it admitted to a "difficult" 2016 with operational challenges following a period of considerable growth.

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TW picks design winner

March 1, 2017

The Infinite House, a set of contemporary housing prototypes designed by Openstudio Architects, has won Taylor Wimpey's Project 2020 Open Design competition, h…

Builders struggle to access government fund

March 1, 2017

Less than half of a special government fund set up to help SME housebuilders was distributed to applicants in a period of more than two years.

Javid launches Housing White Paper

March 1, 2017

Communities secretary Sajid Javid last month launched the long awaited Housing White Paper which he says includes plans "to fix the broken housing market".