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L&Q takes over Bellway's Barking Riverside

March 11, 2016

Housing association L&Q has taken over from Bellway on Barking Riverside, a 10,800-home regeneration scheme in London.

Clark announces councils for brownfield register pilot

March 10, 2016

Communities secretary Greg Clark has announced the first councils set to bring forward underused land for new homes under the government’s brownfield reg…

CALA heads for "record" year of revenues and profits

March 7, 2016

CALA Group is set for another “record” year of revenues and profits, it announced today (March 7).

McStone sees completions rise 19%

March 3, 2016

McCarthy & Stone’s legal completions rose 19% to 923 units during its half year against the equivalent period last year, it said today (March 3).

NHS names ten "healthy new town" sites

March 1, 2016

The head of NHS England will today (March 1) announce plans to deliver ten “healthy new towns” across the country.

The Housebuilder Awards

March 1, 2016

The Housebuilder Awards will feature a new category this year, recognising recruitment and skills initiatives which attract people to the industry and improve …

Countryside floats

March 1, 2016

Countryside Properties has successfully floated on the London stock exchange.

New Lyons report

March 1, 2016

The housing industry experts behind the Lyons' Housing Review have published a new independent report setting out key actions to deliver a sustained increase i…

New build numbers hit eight year high

March 1, 2016

NHBC UK new build registrations hit an eight-year high in 2015, with 156,140 new homes registered.