in the pipeline
Wilson Connolly Homes has started work on its Sandhills development at Pratts Pitt in Leighton Buzzard. The scheme comprises six one-bedroom flats, 65 two-bedr…
[MMC-IMG=154-A=Left] Innovation needs room to breathe
I am sure we like to think of ourselves as a nation of innovators, but is this really true? Some people involved in the housebuilding industry seem to want the…
New look for Housebuilder website
Housebuilder Publications has relaunched its website to provide visitors with a more dynamic and user-friendly service. The new site, at www.house-builder.co.u…
Minister to intervene on failing planners
Housing minister Keith Hill has delighted housebuilders with a forthright call for local authorities to deliver on planning applications.
Standard rewards top quality schemes
Housebuilders and the government have launched the Building for Life Standard to help home buyers identify new housing projects that demonstrate a commitment t…
New homes website open to non-members
HBF’s new homes for sale website - www.new-homes.co.uk - is being opened up to non-members for the first time allowing all new homes to be offered on the site …
Prices rising but visitors stay away
Although reservations are still down on a year ago, the rate of decline has slowed considerably since January.
Barker to headline conference
Kate Barker is to speak at Housebuilder’s Housing Market Intelligence (HMI) conference on October 8.
Top economist slams nimbyism
Kate Barker, the economist given the task by chancellor Gordon Brown of conducting an independent review of housing supply, has called on existing home owners …
In brief
Guinness launch Guinness Trust is to launch a private sector housebuilder to help provide mixed-tenure developments for its residents. It will build a 24 flat …
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