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HBF reacts to LGA permission claims

Jan. 7, 2016

The Home Builders Federation has defended the industry’s track record in building in response to Local Government Association (LGA) research, which revea…

Completions up in "strong year" for Persimmon

Jan. 7, 2016

Persimmon has enjoyed “another year of strong growth,” with 2015 bringing legal completions of 14,572 new homes, an 8% rise on 2014, the volume hou…

London has steepest construction costs in Europe - Arcadis

Jan. 6, 2016

London is the most expensive city in Europe in which to build, according to a new report by Arcadis, the design and consultancy firm for natural and built asse…

HBF welcomes government's latest housing measures

Jan. 4, 2016

The Home Builders Federation has welcomed the government’s announcement today (January 4) that it will directly commission thousands of affordable new ho…

Government to directly commission new homes

Jan. 4, 2016

The government will “directly commission” thousands of new affordable homes, it announced today, (January 4) giving smaller housebuilders the chanc…

Registrations "slightly ahead" - NHBC

Dec. 18, 2015

New home registrations for the private sector edged up from September to November 2015 compared to the equivalent period last year, the latest figures from the…

Inland Homes set to deliver

Dec. 14, 2015

Inland Homes is set to deliver another strong set of results for its current financial year, it said today (December 14).

Bellway on track for volume growth

Dec. 14, 2015

Bellway expects its housing completions to rise by around 10% for its full year to July 31 2016, it has said.

Winners announced at the Construction Marketing Awards

Dec. 10, 2015

Ridgemount PR was named Agency of the year at this year's Construction Marketing Awards.

HBF and CITB launch new fund to train non-construction employees

Dec. 8, 2015

The Homes Builders Federation and Construction Industry Training Board have joined forces to launch a £1 million fund to train non-construction employees…