Housing – Page 3
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House of Lords committee launches inquiry into government’s ‘grey belt’ plans
Peers will examine Labour’s ‘golden rules’ for development on the green belt
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Berkeley says firm on course to hit £525m profit target
Housebuilder targeting nearly £1bn in pre-tax profit over the next two years as it praises Labour’s planning reforms
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John Lewis Partnership submits plans for 215-home Reading scheme
Carey Jones Chapman Tolcher working on £80m proposals on site of former distribution centre
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Vistry set to unseat Barratt as country’s biggest housebuilder
Firm set to build 18,000 homes this year, taking it above figure predicted by rival
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Barratt profit drops by three quarters amid fresh building safety costs and market slowdown
Completions drop 19% and expected to fall further this year
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Metropolitan Police chief stresses it could take 18 months to bring charges over Grenfell
Meanwhile at PMQs Keir Starmer apologises on behalf of the British state and says ‘today is a long awaited day of truth but it must now lead to a day of justice’
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Housing slowdown sees Michelmersh bring forward factory upgrade work
Brickmaker to close South Yorkshire plant in November and December
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Report backed by major developers calls for government to help SME housebuilders
Pocket Living tells government to create Homes England SME managers under plan to ‘save’ smaller housebuilding sector
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Dagenham fire started from materials kept on scaffolding, initial probe suggests
Institution of Fire Engineers releases detail of preliminary investigation into huge blaze
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Barratt pulls four planning applications over 50% affordable housing viability concerns
Group land director calls for tweaks to National Planning Policy Framework proposals
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Building Safety Regulator opens investigation into Dagenham fire
Health and Safety Executive will work with the London Fire Brigade, the police and other parties
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Housing secretary demands faster action on remediation of buildings following blaze
Rayner says she ‘expects’ more from regulators and partners following huge Dagenham fire
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Think tank warns Labour against ditching ‘beauty agenda in dash for units’
Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner says word is too ‘subjective’
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Dagenham block of flats engulfed by fire had known safety issues since 2020
Survey four years ago showed building ‘did not fully comply with building regulations at time of build’
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Analysts say Bellway’s £720m bid for Crest Nicholson faltered after firm decided ‘risks were too high’
Deal, which would have created £4.3bn business, pulled yesterday
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Bellway abandons plan to take over Crest Nicholson
Housebuilder says it will not now make a firm offer after asking for a deadline to make a decision
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Plans unveiled for 6,000-home new town on former airfield in Oxfordshire
Scoping report for new Heyford scheme submitted to Cherwell council
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Government plans to limit landowner profits on green belt sales
New legislation will change compulsory purchase rules
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Hyde looks to pick new contractors to help build 1,500 homes a year
Previous iteration of five-year framework was worth £2bn