Housing
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NewsFinal new town locations won’t now be revealed until next year, says MHCLG official
Permanent secretary Tim Riordan tells parliament announcement will be “nearer to January then June”
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NewsPersimmon increases sales and says it is on track to icrease homes built this year
But housebuilder warns on rising costs in 2027
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NewsRayner to chair first National Housing Delivery Board meeting next week
Housebuilders and public authorities to meet housing secretary to discuss regulations and planning
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NewsBerkeley and Birmingham council scrap Patel Taylor’s 10,000-home Ladywood Estate regeneration
Pair said they could not agree a proposal that was ’capable of being delivered’ in current market
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NewsTaylor Wimpey cuts completions forecast after ‘subdued’ autumn sales
Housebuilder says profit will now be at bottom end of expected range
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NewsGleeson latest housebuilder to warn of slowdown ahead of Your First Home launch
Comments echo concerns raised by several housebuilders about impact of five month wait for scheme to start
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NewsUrban Splash ordered to pay government £46.5m over building safety fund claim
Developer says scale of the liability is ‘significant’ and it is hoping to find ‘constructive way forward with government’
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NewsVistry starts cutting jobs as planned restructuring begins
Debt level remains stuck at around £800m mark
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NewsBarratt Redrow completions fall as RICS survey highlights housing’s woes
Housebuilder says government’s Your First Home initiative has “potential” to lift sector out of doldrums
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NewsDispute between Essex council and housing minister intensifies after authority votes to withdraw 29,000 homes plan
Basildon council and Matthew Pennycook at loggerheads over green belt issues
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NewsHealey announces £4.7bn for Your First Home scheme
Applications expected to open next February with full details of price caps for initiative to be published shortly
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NewsSME housebuilder sentiment drops sharply since start of year
HBF survey shows percentage of SMEs saying they expect to build fewer homes and purchase less land has doubled since January
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NewsCruden increases turnover and nearly doubles pre-tax profit
Firm hails shift from tendered construction contracts towards land-led development and partnerships
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NewsVistry hires water company executive as CFO
Helen Miles will join £4bn turnover housebuilder next year
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NewsVistry gets go ahead for next phase of 2,000-home London scheme
Phase two of the Cambridge Road Estate regeneration in Kingston will deliver 25% council rented homes
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NewsBellway boosts profit but warns of continuing margin squeeze
Housebuilder warns completions expected to fall in current year
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NewsGovernment should freeze regulatory burdens for three years to kickstart housing market, new report recommends
Group chaired by Gavin Barwell says regulations ‘placing huge barrier to new development’
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NewsLondon council refuses Berkeley plans for 1,000 homes citing affordable housing cuts
Southwark’s decision comes in week housebuilder’s chair said ‘when you have a viability challenge, you’ve got to make compromises’
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News500-home Brent towers scheme gets green light
Buildings up to 29 storeys to form latest phase of Berkeley’s canalside neighbourhood
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