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PPS planning survey

Feb. 1, 2016

Fewer than 10% of planning committee members are actively encouraged to meet with developers, according to a survey by communications consultancy PPS. Double t…

UK's retirees are "Generation Stuck"

Feb. 1, 2016

A lack of suitable properties is stopping the over 55s from downsizing according to a report commissioned by McCarthy and Stone.

Countryside to float

Countryside to float

Feb. 1, 2016

Countryside Properties has announced it is to float on the London stock exchange this month (February) to raise GBP 114 million to pay off debt and invest in i…

Industry rebuts LGA landbanking claims

Feb. 1, 2016

The Home Builders Federation has defended the industry's track record on landbanking in response to Local Government Association (LGA) research which claims th…

Strong trading continues for housebuilders

Feb. 1, 2016

Housebuilders have continued to report strong performances ahead of announcing their results.

Housebuilding creates more than 100,000 jobs - HBF

Feb. 1, 2016

More than 100,000 new jobs were generated in England in 2014/15, thanks to the industry's "big increase" in housing output, according to a report by the Home B…

Government to directly commission new homes

Feb. 1, 2016

The government has announced that it will "directly commission" thousands of new affordable homes, giving smaller housebuilders the chance to build them.

Experts highlight key issues for 2016

Feb. 1, 2016

The housebuilding industry is anxious to receive the finer detail of the government's policies as soon as possible, housebuilders say.

Redrow launches graduate blog

Redrow launches graduate blog

Feb. 1, 2016

Redrow Homes has launched a blog written by graduates in the housebuilding industry, aimed at other university leavers.