The Home Builders Federation, the developers trade body, says planning permissions for new homes continues to fall sharply. Figures for 2023 -...
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A prominent new build expert has given his verdict on that sector’s investment potential for the rest of 2023. Mobeen Akram -...
10 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A new report by planning consultancy Lichfields has raised major issues for the growing housing emergency and the government’s target of...
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Whether you’d describe it as a housing shortage or crisis, it is clear that the UK’s unprecedented demand for new-build homes...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News
The number of residential properties receiving planning consent continues to increase and reached almost 300,000 last year, fresh figures show. According to...
03 May 2017
From: Breaking News
One of the UK’s largest housebuilders has welcomed the new apprenticeship levy, which comes into effect this week, as part of...
04 April 2017
From: Breaking News
SME housebuilders could start building significantly more new homes in England and Wales if barriers to growth were cut, according to...
17 January 2017
From: Breaking News
With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, a...
04 January 2017
From: Breaking News
The number of new homes recorded in England has increased to its highest level since the financial crash, official figures have...
16 November 2016
From: Breaking News
The government’s plan to tackle the housing shortage by building 25,000 new homes using a £3bn Home Building Fund has been broadly...
08 October 2016
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Better collaboration between housebuilders and subcontractors holds the key to solving the major shortage of skills in the housebuilding sector which...
07 September 2016
From: Breaking News
The government remains committed to delivering one million new build homes in England by 2020, in an effort to tackle the...
08 July 2016
From: Breaking News
The government’s target of building 1m new homes over this parliament is a realistic one, according to Aston Mead land and...
02 June 2016
From: Breaking News
BT has announced a £6bn investment in broadband and 4G coverage to ensure that the ultrafast Openreach service is extended to...