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Code to "wind down"

Nov. 1, 2014

The new standards and regulations arising from the Housing Standards Review will come into force in October 2015, Bob Ledsome, DCLG's head of Building Regulati…

Government says further standards on horizon

Nov. 1, 2014

The government will consider implementing further standards or regulations at a later time following the Housing Standards Review if a case warrants them, Simo…

Be the Best you Can Be, says TaylorWimpey

Be the Best you Can Be, says TaylorWimpey

Nov. 1, 2014

Taylor Wimpey, in partnership with the Mayor's Fund for London, has launched a three-year educational legacy programme which draws on the latest coaching techn…

Foundation tackles SME challenges

Nov. 1, 2014

Finance, planning and land availability are the biggest challenges for smaller housebuilders, according to new NHBC Foundation research.

Labour's Lyons Review launched

Labour's Lyons Review launched

Nov. 1, 2014

Labour leader Ed Miliband has fleshed out the details of how his party will deliver 200,000 homes a year by 2020 if elected next May.

Pickles lays down gauntlet to industry

Pickles lays down gauntlet to industry

Nov. 1, 2014

Communities secretary Eric Pickles has called upon housebuilders to consider how they can do things differently to boost new homes supply.

Market "in a much better place" at HMI

Market "in a much better place" at HMI

Nov. 1, 2014

Communities secretary Eric Pickles and Barratt ceo Mark Clare were two speakers in a strong line-up at Housebuilder's Housing Market Intelligence Conference la…

Miller shelves float plans

Nov. 1, 2014

Miller Homes has cancelled its plan to float on the stock market, citing volatility in the financial markets.

CMA shortlist

Nov. 1, 2014

The shortlist for this year's Construction Marketing Awards has been announced.

Banner acquisition boosts CALA's record profits

Oct. 20, 2014

CALA Group has produced “record profits once again”, it said today (October 20), revealing its results for the year ending June 30 2014.