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The Home Builders Federation, the developers trade body, says planning permissions for new homes continues to fall sharply. Figures for 2023 -...

Building homes on brownfield land will be turbocharged under a major shake-up to planning rules promised by the UK government. Every council...

Pressure is ramping up on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to cut stamp duty at next month’s Budget on March 6. Former Housing Secretary...

The current volatility in the UK housing market is leading to more British investment in the US, an expert claims.  Alistair Brown,...

A major new housebuilder survey has found that concerns are growing over the short-term outlook for the UK economy. Knight Frank interviewed...

Every quarter the British Property Federation (BPF) and Savills work together, along with data specialists Molior, to plot a Build to...

Native Group has announced the creation of Native Residential as a new business entity, as well as announcing a range of promotions and new...

The debate over whether private or public investment should be prioritised when it comes to building new homes continues to divide...

Land agent Aston Mead argues housebuilding targets can only be met by the government if the planning system is privatised. Land &...

The homes we live in will increasingly be constructed off-site as investors and developers strive to balance spiralling costs with net-zero...

The Property Investor Show returns on April 1-2 at London’s ExCeL Centre and is anticipated to be ‘bigger and better attended...

In this mini update, PIT takes a look at the latest in purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) news, with Dominvs’ plans for...

With the sector showing signs that it’s set to rebound from a decline in pandemic output, Lee Martin, head of UK...

The cost of construction for a new-build property is set to climb by almost £18,000 per unit – a jump that...

New home supply challenges will persist throughout the year, housebuilders have warned. The WhatHouse? Predictions Report 22 reveals that while 71% of...

A new report by planning consultancy Lichfields has raised major issues for the growing housing emergency and the government’s target of...

In this guest piece, Guy Horne, co-founder and chief executive of HSPG, sets out why provision of affordable and supported housing...

Both Boris Johnson and Michael Gove made Tory conference speeches pushing housebuilding on brownfield sites up this government’s agenda. With funding...

In this development roundup, ilke Homes gathers significant funding in a pledge to deliver 10,000 homes in the next five years,...

This mini housebuilding roundup features Lovell’s pledge to combat the housing shortage with refurbishment, and two ambitious deals from Pocket Living...

Bespoke housebuilder Yorkshire Country Properties has signed a joint venture with real estate group, Dominvs Group, that will result in an...

In this property investment roundup, PIT zones in on a new co-living scheme in Exeter, a potential halt in housebuliding and...

It is no secret that the UK is struggling to confront the scale of the housing crisis that looms over it....

Off-site construction specialist Premier Modular has been awarded a place on the new £330 million LHC Modular Buildings Framework. Premier’s appointment to the...

One of the biggest lifestyle changes wrought by the pandemic has been a considerable change in working practices and patterns, with...

Property Investor Today gains insight from Dudley Mills, land and planning director of property developers Kebbell, to uncover what the role is...

A new PropTech engine has issued more than £600 million worth of Instant Sales Guarantee proposals in the first three months...

In December 2015, the UK accepted the terms of the Paris Agreement. The accord recognised the growing threat of climate change...

A Derby construction boss has released a report which describes how the UK could build its way out of a looming...

Multi-specialist banks Leumi UK and NatWest have teamed up on a 50/50 club facility to help deliver Galliard Homes’ Tottenham Court...

The latest new-build property market insight from BuildScan has revealed which UK areas have seen housebuilders take their foot off the...

Property developer and Reform UK leader Richard Tice has outlined a new warranty scheme to resolve the cladding crisis affecting thousands...

A property development and investment company has claimed that the ongoing shortfall in housing is prompting strong demand for high spec...

Housebuilding took a hit as a result of the pandemic, but there are signs that it is now starting to recover. In...

The self-build market is estimated to have declined in value by some 10% in 2020, as a result of the Covid-19...

In the second instalment of our International Women’s Day series, we explore the topic of diversity in property and construction, the...

A recent report has revealed the three factors holding women back when seeking their first job in property are unequal growth...

People thinking about Vilamoura might first and, in all likelihood, only think about the marina and the hotels, bars and restaurants...

Pre-Covid, interest in modern methods of construction (MMC), specifically modular, was steadily growing. However, the pandemic and subsequent lockdown restrictions put in...

With Britain, and many other parts of the world, currently undergoing the worst months of the Covid-19 pandemic, some have called...

It wouldn't be the start of a new year without predictions for the 12 months to come. And the forecasts from...

Many home improvement companies will target their products and services towards property investors. Here, Natalka Antoniuk outlines the reasons why such companies...

You may have heard people say that as the coronavirus continues and a possible recession approaches, this spells the end of the...

“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...

The top five areas across the UK which are prime for major development have been revealed by global property consultancy Knight...

I have been a developer and landlord for over 25 years and, for my sins, ended up owning an estates and...

The housebuilding and development sectors have made big strides to becoming more environmentally-friendly and sustainable in recent years, but plenty more...

A unique site in Havant has been visited by Environment Minister Rebecca Pow after its borough council became the first local...

Affordable housing is very often a thorny bone of contention. Arbitrary government targets are regularly missed and this part of the...

We know the government has made a real commitment to pushing the redevelopment of brownfield land, and recent research reveals that...

Housing supply in the UK is struggling to meet unprecedented levels of demand from property purchasers post-lockdown, according to Legal &...

The dedicated housebuilding arm of developer St. Modwen has secured approval for 56 new apartments in Longbridge Town Centre. St. Modwen Homes...

In one of the biggest signs yet that modern methods of construction (MMC) are going mainstream, NHBC, the leading warranty and...

Two of the biggest emerging trends pre-pandemic, from a housebuilding and investment perspective, were the rise of modern methods of construction...

With lockdown starting to ease, investors across the country will be considering their next steps and where might represent the best...

The construction and housebuilding sectors have undergone dramatic shifts in recent weeks – from site shutdowns and dividend cancellations to salary...

While the coronavirus outbreak has led to the postponement of all local and mayoral elections in England for a year to...

International Women’s Day has become a diary-date for many organisations to celebrate the women that play a part in helping to...

The latest Budget – Rishi Sunak’s first as Chancellor following his dramatic promotion – is set to take place on Wednesday...

With the number of new homes registered to be built per annum in the UK rising by more than 80% over...

Across the country, new developments continue to pop up everywhere you look – from the south coast of England to the...

In our latest development round-up, we zone in on projects in Staffordshire and Barking. A Worcestershire-based developer has won planning permission for...

Whether it’s the shocking bushfires currently raging in Australia or the floods in Indonesia, the impacts of climate change are being...

The UK population is growing by more than 500,000 people each year, yet only about half the homes needed are built...

Built & Spaces has launched its own software which it claims can turn a customer’s dream into a fully constructed house...

In the last few months, Property Investor Today has run a series on London’s largest regeneration projects, many of which include...

With stories of housing crises crossing borders and seas, politicians, policymakers, architects, developers and housebuilders from across the world have been...

Following the recent turning in for planning approval of Ealing’s first 100% affordable residential tower, the Mayor of London has been...

Manchester has become the first place in England to develop more than a third of its Green Belt, analysis of new...

Crest Nicholson and M&G Real Estate have partnered for the fifth time to fund the construction of a second phase of...

A smart home developer has opened a new factory capable of producing 2,000 houses a year. Project Etopia’s facility – a 50,000...

Housing Secretary James Brokenshire recently announced that nearly £250 million of housing deals facilitated by the government will deliver almost 25,000...

Measures to ensure new homes are built faster and for thousands more British bricklayers to be trained to help meet government...

The head of one of the UK’s leading auction networks has welcomed new housing secretary Sajid Javid’s pledge to deliver more...

A new survey of housebuilding companies has revealed that the construction of new homes has fallen significantly since the EU referendum...

England has encountered a rift between new build completions and new households being added to the population after a slow output...

New research has revealed that Leeds is the best city in England for building new homes. Analysis of official figures by...

Name and business title: Riccardo Iannucci Dawson, head of design at Shape Real Estate. What does Shape Real Estate do? We’re a boutique...

There has been record number of planning applications to build new homes in London this year, giving the city a genuine...

The number of new build homes being started across England is at its highest level since 2008, the government claims. Fresh figures...

The UK housing crisis will be top of the political agenda in September and October when the main political parties hold...

Growth prospects for the UK construction industry have been downgraded amid growing signs that 2018 will be a difficult year for...

A third of small building firms, which includes property investors taking on renovation jobs, say that soaring material prices are squeezing...

The mayor of London’s plan to build an additional 50,000 affordable homes across the capital’s 33 local authority districts over the...

A new £500m regeneration scheme moved a step closer after plans for the project, which include the proposed construction of a...

Various major physical infrastructure projects will be supported by the new £2.3bn Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF) launched by the communities secretary,...

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

House prices in England and Wales returned to growth in May, pushing the average property value to a new all-time high...

A host of self build celebrities, including Kevin McCloud of Grand Designs and George Clarke of Amazing Spaces, have backed the...

With successive governments failing to build enough housing - particularly social housing - the UK is in the grip of a...

More British homeowners trust the Conservatives more than Labour to fix the country’s ‘broken’ housing market, according to a new poll. With...

The Liberal Democrats launched its manifesto yesterday ahead of next month’s general election pledging to deliver 300,000 new homes a year,...

Housebuilders may never meet the demand for housing north of the border due to the various challenges that they face when...

New housing experienced solid growth in March, up 3.8% on the month, despite a 0.7% drop in wider UK construction output,...

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

The number of residential properties receiving planning consent continues to increase and reached almost 300,000 last year, fresh figures show. According to...

Housebuilder Persimmon Homes will develop up to 250 new homes on the outskirts of Derby following a deal overseen by commercial...

The Scottish government is still failing to address the issue of housing supply, according to Homes for Scotland.   In response to the...

Leading housebuilders and housing associations, including British Land and the Berkeley Group, are urging the government to back Crossrail 2 as...

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