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The latest new-build property market insight from BuildScan has revealed which UK areas have seen housebuilders take their foot off the...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Property developer and Reform UK leader Richard Tice has outlined a new warranty scheme to resolve the cladding crisis affecting thousands...
02 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A property development and investment company has claimed that the ongoing shortfall in housing is prompting strong demand for high spec...
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Housebuilding took a hit as a result of the pandemic, but there are signs that it is now starting to recover. In...
24 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The self-build market is estimated to have declined in value by some 10% in 2020, as a result of the Covid-19...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News

In the second instalment of our International Women’s Day series, we explore the topic of diversity in property and construction, the...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A recent report has revealed the three factors holding women back when seeking their first job in property are unequal growth...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News

People thinking about Vilamoura might first and, in all likelihood, only think about the marina and the hotels, bars and restaurants...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Pre-Covid, interest in modern methods of construction (MMC), specifically modular, was steadily growing. However, the pandemic and subsequent lockdown restrictions put in...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

With Britain, and many other parts of the world, currently undergoing the worst months of the Covid-19 pandemic, some have called...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News

It wouldn't be the start of a new year without predictions for the 12 months to come. And the forecasts from...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Many home improvement companies will target their products and services towards property investors. Here, Natalka Antoniuk outlines the reasons why such companies...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News

You may have heard people say that as the coronavirus continues and a possible recession approaches, this spells the end of the...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News

“The river bears no empty bottles, sandwich papers. Silk handkerchiefs, cardboard boxes, cigarette ends Or other testimony of summer nights.” (T.S. Eliot, The Waste...
20 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The top five areas across the UK which are prime for major development have been revealed by global property consultancy Knight...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News

I have been a developer and landlord for over 25 years and, for my sins, ended up owning an estates and...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The housebuilding and development sectors have made big strides to becoming more environmentally-friendly and sustainable in recent years, but plenty more...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A unique site in Havant has been visited by Environment Minister Rebecca Pow after its borough council became the first local...
16 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Affordable housing is very often a thorny bone of contention. Arbitrary government targets are regularly missed and this part of the...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News

We know the government has made a real commitment to pushing the redevelopment of brownfield land, and recent research reveals that...
02 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Housing supply in the UK is struggling to meet unprecedented levels of demand from property purchasers post-lockdown, according to Legal &...
21 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The dedicated housebuilding arm of developer St. Modwen has secured approval for 56 new apartments in Longbridge Town Centre. St. Modwen Homes...
05 August 2020
From: Breaking News

In one of the biggest signs yet that modern methods of construction (MMC) are going mainstream, NHBC, the leading warranty and...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Two of the biggest emerging trends pre-pandemic, from a housebuilding and investment perspective, were the rise of modern methods of construction...
15 June 2020
From: Breaking News

With lockdown starting to ease, investors across the country will be considering their next steps and where might represent the best...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The construction and housebuilding sectors have undergone dramatic shifts in recent weeks – from site shutdowns and dividend cancellations to salary...
13 May 2020
From: Breaking News

While the coronavirus outbreak has led to the postponement of all local and mayoral elections in England for a year to...
20 March 2020
From: Breaking News

International Women’s Day has become a diary-date for many organisations to celebrate the women that play a part in helping to...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest Budget – Rishi Sunak’s first as Chancellor following his dramatic promotion – is set to take place on Wednesday...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News

With the number of new homes registered to be built per annum in the UK rising by more than 80% over...
28 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Across the country, new developments continue to pop up everywhere you look – from the south coast of England to the...
12 February 2020
From: Breaking News

In our latest development round-up, we zone in on projects in Staffordshire and Barking. A Worcestershire-based developer has won planning permission for...
17 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Whether it’s the shocking bushfires currently raging in Australia or the floods in Indonesia, the impacts of climate change are being...
08 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The UK population is growing by more than 500,000 people each year, yet only about half the homes needed are built...
02 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Built & Spaces has launched its own software which it claims can turn a customer’s dream into a fully constructed house...
22 November 2019
From: Breaking News

In the last few months, Property Investor Today has run a series on London’s largest regeneration projects, many of which include...
25 October 2019
From: Breaking News

With stories of housing crises crossing borders and seas, politicians, policymakers, architects, developers and housebuilders from across the world have been...
18 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Following the recent turning in for planning approval of Ealing’s first 100% affordable residential tower, the Mayor of London has been...
09 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Manchester has become the first place in England to develop more than a third of its Green Belt, analysis of new...
07 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Crest Nicholson and M&G Real Estate have partnered for the fifth time to fund the construction of a second phase of...
17 April 2019
From: Breaking News

A smart home developer has opened a new factory capable of producing 2,000 houses a year. Project Etopia’s facility – a 50,000...
22 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Housing Secretary James Brokenshire recently announced that nearly £250 million of housing deals facilitated by the government will deliver almost 25,000...
22 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Measures to ensure new homes are built faster and for thousands more British bricklayers to be trained to help meet government...
27 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The head of one of the UK’s leading auction networks has welcomed new housing secretary Sajid Javid’s pledge to deliver more...
18 January 2018
From: Breaking News

A new survey of housebuilding companies has revealed that the construction of new homes has fallen significantly since the EU referendum...
13 December 2017
From: Breaking News

England has encountered a rift between new build completions and new households being added to the population after a slow output...
04 October 2017
From: Breaking News

New research has revealed that Leeds is the best city in England for building new homes. Analysis of official figures by...
20 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Name and business title: Riccardo Iannucci Dawson, head of design at Shape Real Estate. What does Shape Real Estate do? We’re a boutique...
31 August 2017
From: 60 Second Interview

There has been record number of planning applications to build new homes in London this year, giving the city a genuine...
30 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The number of new build homes being started across England is at its highest level since 2008, the government claims. Fresh figures...
25 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The UK housing crisis will be top of the political agenda in September and October when the main political parties hold...
21 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Growth prospects for the UK construction industry have been downgraded amid growing signs that 2018 will be a difficult year for...
09 August 2017
From: Breaking News

A third of small building firms, which includes property investors taking on renovation jobs, say that soaring material prices are squeezing...
03 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The mayor of London’s plan to build an additional 50,000 affordable homes across the capital’s 33 local authority districts over the...
20 July 2017
From: Breaking News

A new £500m regeneration scheme moved a step closer after plans for the project, which include the proposed construction of a...
13 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Various major physical infrastructure projects will be supported by the new £2.3bn Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF) launched by the communities secretary,...
11 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Marshall Group Properties has agreed a strategic 50:50 joint venture partnership with housebuilder Hill to deliver 450 new homes in Cambridge. The...
03 July 2017
From: Breaking News

House prices in England and Wales returned to growth in May, pushing the average property value to a new all-time high...
12 June 2017
From: Breaking News

A host of self build celebrities, including Kevin McCloud of Grand Designs and George Clarke of Amazing Spaces, have backed the...
08 June 2017
From: Breaking News

With successive governments failing to build enough housing - particularly social housing - the UK is in the grip of a...
08 June 2017
From: Breaking News

More British homeowners trust the Conservatives more than Labour to fix the country’s ‘broken’ housing market, according to a new poll. With...
06 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The Liberal Democrats launched its manifesto yesterday ahead of next month’s general election pledging to deliver 300,000 new homes a year,...
18 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Housebuilders may never meet the demand for housing north of the border due to the various challenges that they face when...
15 May 2017
From: Breaking News

New housing experienced solid growth in March, up 3.8% on the month, despite a 0.7% drop in wider UK construction output,...
12 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Real estate markets across Germany’s main cities are starting to look increasingly attractive to international property investors, especially those in southern...
05 May 2017
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

Housebuilder Persimmon Homes will develop up to 250 new homes on the outskirts of Derby following a deal overseen by commercial...
20 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The Scottish government is still failing to address the issue of housing supply, according to Homes for Scotland. In response to the...
11 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Leading housebuilders and housing associations, including British Land and the Berkeley Group, are urging the government to back Crossrail 2 as...
05 April 2017
From: Breaking News

More than 13,000 new homes were registered to be built across the UK in February, according to the NHBC’s latest registration...
05 April 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

The number of new homes breaking ground in central London has plunged by 75% year-on-year as housebuilders put planned projects on...
31 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Britain’s housing shortage could be resolved if housebuilders were allowed to build significantly more new homes on the green belt, according...
22 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Investors are being offered an opportunity to play their own small part in solving London’s worsening crisis by investing in a...
21 March 2017
From: Breaking News

A sharp fall in the number of homes being built north of the border is likely to push up house prices...
16 March 2017
From: Breaking News

The housebuilding industry has opposed plans by the Scottish government to raise the maximum fee level for planning applications to £125,000...
03 March 2017
From: Breaking News

UK house prices are likely to continue to rise in 2017 as building lags demand for homes, the Halifax has warned. The...
08 February 2017
From: Breaking News

There is growing appetite for self-build homes north of the border, as the benefits, both in terms of lifestyle and costs,...
08 February 2017
From: Breaking News

There is a well documented housing crisis in England, especially in the south of the country where property prices are at...
08 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Residential property prices and private rents in Scotland’s cities are expected to rise sharply in the next five years due to...
01 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The scale of Michael and John Taggart’s financial liabilities have been disclosed, revealing that the former property tycoons and brothers from...
31 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Fewer people are buying resale properties in the U.S., mainly because there is a shortage of housing on the market, new...
26 January 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 close to 200,000 homes built last year, the government looks to be on course to meet its target of building...
13 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Major plans to revamp Scotland’s planning system have been proposed by the Scottish government to help speed up housebuilding. The proposals are...
13 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Residential property prices were at the forefront of the Brexit debate in the run-up to the EU referendum, with the now...
10 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Residential property prices in the UK rose by 1.7% in December compared with the previous month to reach an average of...
09 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

England's first garden villages have been proposed for 14 sites across the country along with three larger garden towns in Buckinghamshire,...
04 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, housebuilders...
21 December 2016
From: Breaking News

New housing remained the strongest strand of construction output in October, despite the surprise slowdown in overall construction output, the latest...
17 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Ministers are expected to back the construction of thousands of much needed new homes on green belt land when it releases...
30 November 2016
From: Breaking News

With significantly more homes required to meet the needs and aspirations of Scotland’s growing population, the home building industry north of...
25 November 2016
From: Breaking News

The chancellor Philip Hammond announced a range of housing measures in his first Autumn Statement, including £1.4bn of cash to help build...
24 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Profitability at the UK’s largest housebuilders has increased at more than twice the rate of new housing output, shows new research...
19 November 2016
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

If you time your property investment right you could potentially save thousands of pounds on your acquisition, as reflected by historical...
14 November 2016
From: Breaking News

A severe undersupply of residential development sites and office space created by strong economic growth in Leeds City Region, which includes...
14 November 2016
From: Breaking News

The UK’s construction sector recorded its weakest performance since 2012 in the third quarter of the year, official figures have revealed. Construction...
14 November 2016
From: Breaking News

A chronic shortage of housing in the UK is continuing to place upward pressure on residential property prices, according to the...
11 November 2016
From: Breaking News

An 18-acre brownfield site in Leicester’s Waterside area will be developed into a new neighbourhood of homes, shops and workplaces, which...
11 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Business leaders have called for a "step change" in housebuilding if the government is to meet its ambition of delivering one...
08 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Residential property prices in the UK are expected to remain largely flat until the Brexit negotiations are concluded in 2019, according...
02 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Investment and development company Martin’s Properties and housebuilder BlackOnyx have joined forces to launch Obsidian Strategic – a joint venture (JV)...
01 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Confidence among housebuilders has improved, with many residential property developers confident that they will succeed in their efforts to build more...
31 October 2016
From: Breaking News

LendInvest has released new dates for a training course aimed at aspiring property developers to be held early next year. The course...
28 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Consumer demand for building work remained strong in the three months following the vote for Brexit, new figures from the Federation...
19 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Major changes in the makeup of the portfolio of rural estate income in recent years is now probably more important than at...
12 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Residential property prices continued to cool in September as the property market softens, with the latest data from Halifax revealing that...
10 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Housebuilding activity in September rose at the fastest pace since January with various developers reporting resilient demand and generally improving market...
08 October 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
From: Breaking News

The government has been accused of 'failing to put its money where its mouth is' when it comes to housing after...
19 September 2016
From: Breaking News

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, compounding the...
14 September 2016
From: Breaking News

House price inflation across the UK dropped to 8.3% in the year to July, down from 9.7% in June, according to...
14 September 2016
From: Breaking News

An increase in housebuilding levels helped to ensure that overall construction output remained flat in July following a 1% drop in...
12 September 2016
From: Breaking News

With the summer nearing an end, it is traditional for the experts to look ahead to what property markets have in...
07 September 2016
From: Breaking News

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

More than two-thirds of government spending on house-buying incentive programmes, such as Help to Buy, may have boosted demand for property,...
02 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Scotland’s housebuilding industry has expressed concern over the impact of the land and buildings transaction tax (LBTT) following its introduction in...
31 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The latest housebuilding data shows that there was an increase in the number of new build housing schemes started in England...
30 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Residential property prices in Scotland rose in June and the signs are that values will increase further as demand continues to...
24 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Up to 350 lower-cost residential units, including 150 affordable properties, will be developed in Croydon, after a property fund managed by...
24 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The Brexit vote will undoubtedly dominate David Cameron's legacy as Prime Minister, but he should also be remembered for leaving behind...
02 August 2016
From: Breaking News

More than two-thirds of planning applications for the construction of new homes in London were approved during the second quarter of...
01 August 2016
From: Breaking News

A chronic shortage of properties continues to push house prices upwards across Barcelona, according to a new report. The report from CBRE reveals...
28 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Property prices were at the forefront of the EU debate in the run-up to the referendum, with the now former Chancellor...
19 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The UK’s construction industry suffered its worst contraction since 2009 in June as uncertainty around the EU referendum led to concern...
05 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Developers in the UK are actively looking to address the major shortage of skills in the housebuilding sector as part of...
15 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Councillors met last week to discuss a draft version of the Local Plan for housing in Redbridge which outlines plans for...
06 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Housebuilders are responding to high demand from buyers and renters by increasing the level of residential construction, as reflected by the...
06 June 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

The number of new homes that were built in England in the first quarter of this year fell, government figures show. A...
31 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The level of housebuilding in the UK rose to its highest-ever level in the first quarter of this year, despite a...
18 May 2016
From: Breaking News

With just hours to go until voting for the London mayoral election closes, housing remains a key issue with all the leading...
05 May 2016
From: Breaking News

A chronic shortage of properties continues to drive house prices upwards across Britain. But a significant increase in the number of...
03 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Over half of MPs believe that fees for planning applications should increase, according to a new poll. The survey, commissioned by the...
20 April 2016
From: Breaking News

There was a sharp rise in the number of new homes under construction in February, despite an overall fall in construction...
19 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Spanish property prices have been plummeting since the 2008 global financial crisis struck, but market conditions appear to be improving, according...
18 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Buy-to-let investors could be forgiven for feeling rather under siege as 2015 draws to a close. Landlords who had been encouraged over...
22 December 2015
From: Breaking News

In George Osborne’s Autumn Statement last week, it was announced that efforts to increase home ownership were a priority. However, his words...