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Home ownership down

Sept. 1, 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 level in 30 ye…

English starts up

Sept. 1, 2016

Housebuilding starts in England were estimated at 36,400 (seasonally adjusted) in the latest quarter to June, a 2% increase compared to the previous three mont…

Give a bird a Barratt home

Give a bird a Barratt home

Sept. 1, 2016

Barratt Homes North Thames has started providing homes for birds as well as people.

Builders see good summer after EU vote

Sept. 1, 2016

Housebuilders are reporting that the market has stayed strong over the summer following a brief hiatus following the vote to leave the EU in June.

HBF Golf Day

Sept. 1, 2016

Redrow Homes and Travis Perkins triumphed at this year's HBF Golf Day held at Woburn Golf Club in July.

Household projections

Sept. 1, 2016

The number of households in England is projected to increase at an average of 210,000 a year between 2014 and 2039 according to new government figures.

L and Q goes north

Sept. 1, 2016

Trafgord Housing Trust and LandQ are to deliver 2,000 new homes across Greater Manchester and the north west over the next four years. The deal is LandQ's fjrs…

Report calls for New Homes Ombudsman

Sept. 1, 2016

The government should establish a New Homes Ombudsman to mediate in disputes between consumers and housebuilders or warranty providers according to a parliamen…

SWOT survey reveals Brexit fears

SWOT survey reveals Brexit fears

Sept. 1, 2016

The main Threat to the success of the housebuilding market is now "A return to recession and economic uncertainty" according to this year's Housebuilder indust…

New homes registrations fall 15% - NHBC

Sept. 1, 2016

New homes registrations in the UK fell 15% between May and July 2016 compared to a year before, according to the NHBC.