All articles by Joey Gardiner – Page 8
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NewsVistry forward sales numbers soar 70% after Countryside deal
But housebuilder says it has “consciously” slowed land buying and is looking for cost savings in response to market downturn
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CommentGove’s retreat into nimbyism spells political trouble for the Tories
Proposed national planning reforms suggest ministers have all but given up on helping people onto the housing ladder, writes Joey Gardiner
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FeaturesBuilding the Future Commission: introducing the housing and planning stream
The housing and planning stream of the Building the Future Commission will examine the housing development sector’s current and future challenges and propose solutions and new ways of thinking
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NewsWeston says first MMC homes will start rolling off production line by spring
Essex housebuilder looks to produce 4,000 light-gauge steel frame homes a year at facility from June
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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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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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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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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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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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FeaturesTop 50 Housebuilders 2022: in-depth analysis
Exclusive data and full analysis on the biggest homebuilders in the UK
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NewsGove rips up compromises on cladding pledge contract
Housebuilders set for confrontation with housing secretary over legal wording underpinning £2bn cladding pledge
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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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NewsHousebuilders hit back at ‘anti-development’ building safety levy
Representatives of homebuilders say the government is punishing ‘innocent’ firms for the failures of ‘the few’
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NewsGove pulls key planning reform vote as rebellion grows
Vote on Levelling Up Bill axed as Tory gets 46 supporters for rebel amendment to scrap housing targets
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NewsCouncils to get new powers to block planning permission
Government amendments to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill to designed to stop housebuilders landbanking
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NewsHousebuilders say ‘bitterly disappointing’ autumn statement does nothing to help sector
Issues over stamp duty, planning and number of homes being built not addressed by chancellor, firms add
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CommentFight with housebuilders on the cards as Gove goes back to the future
The re-appointment of Michael Gove as housing secretary is likely to mean the return of fraught discussions about building safety costs
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NewsHunt reverses Kwarteng’s ‘permanent’ stamp duty cut from 2025
Decision comes as OBR forecasts long term pain in housing market
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NewsGove says he will use planning powers to stop ‘ugly housing’
Secretary of state says design of too many developments is not good enough
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NewsVistry set to reverse Countryside’s decision to pull out of modular after takeover inked
New owner says firm’s three factories have not been performing as well as they should have