Crest faces fresh takeover bid as Ronson sells his stake
The Crest Nicholson board has reportedly rejected a £660 million takeover offer from an HBOS-led consortium – the same consortium that purchased McCarthy & Sto…
Manorlane turns over £5.14 million in first year
Scottish housebuilder Manorlane has turned over £5.14 million during its first year of trading, to April 30.
Incentives needed to boost Scots planning performance - Mickel
Andrew Mickel, director of Scottish housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel, has called for local authority planners to be paid performance-related bonuses to help im…
Morris acquires north west housebuilder
Morris has acquired Badger Homes, a north west-based housebuilder, for an undisclosed sum.
Interest rates hit 5%
The base interest rate now stands at 5% following the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee’s decision in favour of another quarter point rise.
Nine buyers for every home, says agent
Latest research from CB Richard Ellis Hamptons International confirms the extent of the UK\'s housing crisis, finding that there are now, on average, nine buy…
Insurers tell government to spend more on flood defences
An additional 130,000 homes in the east of England will be at risk of flooding if sea levels rise as anticipated, according to an Association of British Insure…
MPs call for PGS clarification
MPs have called for simplification and clarification of the government’s proposed planning gain supplement (PGS) to avoid \"significant risks\" that may result…
Housing association plans to become top ten housebuilder
Britain’s largest housing association, Places for People, plans to become one of the country’s largest housebuilders by the end of the decade.
Countryside comes to Stoke
Countryside Properties will build 2,500 homes in Stoke-on-Trent as part of the government’s attempts to regenerate north Staffordshire.
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