All housebuilding articles
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CommentThose who accuse housebuilders of landbanking misunderstand how development works
The idea that developers routinely profit from withholding consented land is wrong and diverts political energy from the structural reforms needed to boost delivery, writes Huseyin Huseyin
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CommentThe planning system needs to take viability more seriously
Residential development is unviable in nearly half of England. Government must either reduce build costs by removing regulation or subsidise development from the public purse, argues Paul Smith
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CommentThe Nature Restoration Fund - a viable way to meet environmental obligations?
The government’s plan is intended to allow developers to pay into a fund instead of directly delivering mitigation works. Sophie Henwood looks at its chances of success and finds it is anything but straightforward
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NewsHousing association Vivid builds more than 1,500 homes for third successive year
Hampshire-based landlord builds more than 1,500 homes for third successive year but turnover and surplus down
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NewsNew home registrations down in second quarter
Signs of improvement in London but analysts caution that capital’s data is most volatile
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NewsHousebuilder Devonshire Homes files notice to appoint administrator
£52m-turnover firm given 10 days to secure sale or find new investment
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NewsProfit up at Vistry as Greg Fitzgerald announces retirement
But turnover falls due to market “challenges” and pre-Budget uncertainty, says housebuidling giant
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FeaturesWill the expected London housebuilding package rescue the stalled development industry?
With one in six housing schemes in the capital on hold and demand at rock bottom, Joey Gardiner asks whether simply reducing expectations for affordable housing will be enough to get construction going again
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FeaturesThere’s a major blockage in the housing pipeline – and it looks likely to get much worse
A growing number of water companies are objecting to planning applications on the basis that there is not enough local sewage treatment capacity to cope with the new homes required, Joey Gardiner reports
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NewsReed brands housing planning approval figures ‘unacceptable’ amid delivery crisis
Housing secretary promises ‘acceleration package’ to speed up planning reforms as new data shows lowest approvals for at least 45 years
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CommentHow landmark Supreme Court ruling clarifies liability and limitation on building safety
Construction professionals must now operate with heightened awareness of their long-term liabilities, in the wake of the pivotal ruling in the Barratt Homes case
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NewsTaylor Wimpey on track to hit annual operating profit target despite margin squeeze
Housebuilder expects full-year operating profit of around £444m
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CommentLand banking by housebuilders: the baseless conspiracy theory that refuses to go away
Despite numerous reviews finding no evidence of housebuilders deliberately withholding land from the market, we are again having to talk about ‘unbuilt’ homes, writes Paul Smith
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NewsRayner still ‘determined’ to hit 1.5 million homes target as she announces plan to digitise home buying
Housing secretary ‘not giving up’ on manifesto pledge as project announced with Land Registry to ensure easier data-sharing
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FeaturesThe 1.5 million-home question: Does the government’s planning reform programme add up?
Ministers unleashed a barrage of planning reforms in the dying days of 2024. Joey Gardiner asks if these can give the industry the boost it needs to get anywhere close to the government’s ambitious housebuilding target?
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CommentHow can we make Henry Ford-style housebuilding work?
Nick Pinder, Mariya Rankin and Magdalena Prus explore the contractual and regulatory implications of a cookie-cutter approach to housebuilding
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CommentIt’ll take 10 years to solve the housing crisis – but here’s how we might do it
The UK housing crisis is so entrenched that it needs to be put onto a war footing and fought through a cross-party accord, says Jackie Sadek
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NewsAvant Homes appoints new land director from Persimmon
Carl Oxley joins Nottingham-based Avant Homes East Midlands in move to strengthen senior management team
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FeaturesA vision for 150,000 homes but no water to supply them. Does Gove’s Cambridge plan stand a chance?
The housing secretary wants to build nearly three times as many homes as the target set by Cambridge’s own planners. Is there something he knows that they don’t? Daniel Gayne reports
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NewsIndustry reaction to the CMA’s housebuilding report
What major industry players and analysts think of the competition regulator’s report into the industry