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Skills Partnership launches baseline survey for industry

Aug. 3, 2016

The Home Building Skills Partnership has published an online questionnaire to aid it in its mission to identify the key training and skills requirements for th…

English home ownership at 30-year low - Resolution Foundation

Aug. 2, 2016

Falls in home ownership are “no longer just a London problem,” with the number of people owning their own homes in England falling to the lowest le…

Strong sales continue for Churchill

Aug. 1, 2016

Churchill Retirement has become the latest housebuilder to report that strong sales rates have continued since the result of the EU referendum in June.

A2 Dominion delivers 1,127 new homes

Aug. 1, 2016

Residential property group A2 Dominion completed 1,127 new homes in 2015/16, up from 579 in 2014/15 according to its latest accounts, which also revealed a &ld…

Strongest quarterly registrations since 2007 - NHBC

July 29, 2016

New home registrations in Q2 2016 totalled 41,222, marking the strongest quarter since 2007, according to NHBC’s latest figures published today (July 29).

Housing demand remains strong for Countryside

July 28, 2016

Demand for housing has remained strong following the EU referendum, Countryside Properties said today (July 28).

Normal trading for Taylor Wimpey

July 27, 2016

Taylor Wimpey has seen “no meaningful change to date” in trading since the result of the EU referendum, it said today (July 27).

Inquiry launched on new sources of housing supply

July 26, 2016

The National Housing Taskforce has launched a call for evidence on supporting new sources of housing supply, including small, self, custom and community-led bu…

Demand remains robust for Inland

July 22, 2016

The fundamentals of the market remain strong, Inland Homes said today (July 22) as it issued a trading statement ahead of its preliminary results to be announc…