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Weston to build 1 billion pounds of new development

Weston to build 1 billion pounds of new development

June 1, 2014

Weston Homes has secured a £100 million extended bank facility enabling the firm to build up to £1 billion of new residential and mixed schemes ove…

Mar's modular methods

June 1, 2014

Mar City has unveiled a new modular building concept which it says will help ease the housing crisis, allowing homes to be built three times faster than tradit…

Mark Carney intervention prompts Help to Buy debate

June 1, 2014

Prime minister David Cameron has jumped to the defence of the Help to Buy scheme after his deputy Nick Clegg said the scheme could be "pared back" in response …

Noise complaints down

June 1, 2014

The NHBC Foundation has reported a drop in noise complaints by owners of new attached homes following the introduction of tough new industry standards in 2003.

Taylor Wimpey announces new financial targets

May 13, 2014

Taylor Wimpey has announced a new set of financial targets for the period 2015-2017, in view of the “much improved housing market”.  

Weston to build GBP 1 billion of new development

May 13, 2014

Weston Homes has secured a £100 million extended bank facility to build up to £1 billion of new residential and mixed use schemes over the next fou…

Tougher standards mean drop in noise complaints - NHBC

May 8, 2014

Tough new industry standards have led to an “encouraging” drop in noise complaints over the past ten years, the NHBC Foundation has revealed. &nbs…