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"Significant blow" to smaller builders following court ruling - HBF

The High Court has potentially dealt a “significant blow” to smaller housebuilders by overturning the government’s policy exempting small sit…

Countryside recruits new chief financial officer

Private housebuilder Countryside has appointed Rebecca Worthington as its new chief financial officer.

Leap in retirement registrations as new homes growth continues - NHBC

There were more retirement properties registered in England in the first six months of 2015 than in the whole of 2014, according to NHBC’s latest statist…

Inland Homes enjoys good year

Inland Homes has achieved an “extremely strong” performance for the year ending June 30 2015, it said today (June 30).

Strong first half for Taylor Wimpey

Taylor Wimpey has reported a strong first half, with its pre-tax profit increasing 33.4% to £238.0 million against the first half of 2014.

New home planning permissions hit 200,000 mark

NHS launches bid for "healthy" new towns

NHS England has launched an initiative with Public Health England to design and build “healthy new towns” and neighbourhoods across the country.

Local plans "by 2017" - Lewis

Local planning authorities have until early 2017 to produce a local plan or the government will step in, the housing and planning minister Brandon Lewis has sa…

"Generation Rent" set to continue - PwC

More than half of 20-39 year olds will be privately renting by 2025, PwC has forecast.

Government to drop chief construction adviser role

The government’s chief construction adviser role is to be axed and absorbed by the soon-to-be streamlined Construction Leadership Council, according to t…