Housing News – Page 17
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NewsHousing slowdown blunts construction output, ONS data says
Latest figures show sector’s woes took gloss off improvements elsewhere
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NewsGleeson pins falling sales on mini-Budget debacle
But housebuilder says cancellation rates have steadied since autumn
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NewsTaylor Wimpey plans £20m cost-cutting drive as market conditions tighten
Housebuilder also warns Gove’s planning policy overhaul will lead to shortfall in sites
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NewsPersimmon pauses site openings and says recovery ‘too early to call’
Housebuilder says it has been hit hard by combination of rising rates and closure of Help to Buy
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NewsGovernment to mandate sustainable drainage systems for housing schemes
But industry raises concern about added cost to building work
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NewsBarratt stops hiring as downturn hits volume
UK’s biggest housebuilder says completions could fall 11% for the full year if sales don’t pick up
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NewsBloor posts 21% increase in profit citing inflation boost
But Britain’s largest privately held housebuilder warns of ‘mixed backdrop’ ahead
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NewsGovernment to mandate second staircase in new blocks above 30m
Department estimates fire safety measure will cost business £1.6bn over a decade
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NewsPlans to build over 450 Southwark homes get green light
Bermondsey job will also include industrial and office space
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NewsArchitects cleared to rejig Aylesbury Estate plans
South London scheme will see more than 900 homes built in first phase
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NewsFaltering economy sees directors put brakes on sale of Stewart Milne
Firm says disposal in current market conditions ‘not in best interests of group’
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NewsVistry to lay off around 100 staff following Countryside takeover
Redundancies come under plans for enlarged firm to save £50m annually
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NewsHuge east London resi towers scheme gets green light
Telford Homes development to include more than 800 homes in towers rising to 36 storeys in height
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NewsTop 150 firms see revenue bounce back from covid but all eyes turn to next year
Total income of biggest contractors and housebuilders increased by average of 18% last year, Building’s annual table reveals
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NewsAffordable housing boss joins Redrow board
Metropolitan Thames Valley chief executive joins board of £2bn-turnover housebuilder
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NewsFirefighters call for tighter rules on modular construction
Fire chiefs especially worried over use of offsite techniques in high rises
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NewsWarning of ‘complete collapse’ in local plan-making after Gove announcement
Developer groups fear the government has “given up” on housing delivery despite asserted support for 300,000-home target
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NewsMears announces new chair as profit set to ‘exceed expectations’
Chris Loughlin will succeed Kieran Murphy as chair of housing specialist in May
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NewsCompetition watchdog ready to start housing sector probe after Gove call
CMA considering Gove’s call for recommendations to improve “effectiveness” of sector
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NewsGove to water down local housing targets following backbench pressure
Changes would give councils more flexibility to depart from delivery numbers