Osborne announces Budget housing measures
The government will use receipts from the rise in stamp duty for additional properties to support community-led housing developments, the chancellor George Osb…
Curtains up for Galliard
Galliard Homes has transformed the site of William Shakespeare's Curtain Theatre in Shoreditch, London, into a mixed-use scheme featuring 412 private sale apar…
Office-to-resi PDR
Permitted development rights for office to residential conversions are now permanently in place.
London mayor planning guidance
The mayor of London has published three sets of planning guidance for the capital.
Government consults on Starter Homes detail
The government has launched its long awaited technical consultation on the Starter Homes initiative.
LandQ at Barking Riverside
Housing association LandQ has taken over from Bellway on Barking Riverside, a 10,800-home regeneration scheme in London.
Product Awards finalists
The finalists have been announced for The Housebuilder Product Awards 2016, the awards which recognise and reward excellence and innovation in the provision of…
New skills partnership launched
More than 45,000 new workers will be trained in the housebuilding industry by 2019 through a GBP 2.7 million initiative announced by the Home Builders Federati…
Industry on course to meet 200k new homes target in England
The industry is on course to hit the target of building 200,000 homes a year in England in the next 18 to 24 months, according to the Home Builders Federation.
Kerslake criticises detail in Housing and Planning Bill
Lord Bob Kerslake has criticised "a lack of critical detail" on key aspects of the Housing and Planning Bill which has "severely hampered" the examination of t…
