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Average earnings on London building sites showed a 4.5 per cent month-on-month increase in May to £885 a week, according to construction payroll data from
Housebuilders will have to offer effective aftercare service on new homes to iron out snagging problems in a new draft code on quality out for
Easier access to the best design from across the world is to be available via a new architects’ recognition system, the government has announced. The
The average UK property price has reached a record high of £261,743 with Wales the strongest performing region according to Halifax’s house price index for
Developers and housebuilders warn the government is unlikely to hit its goal of 300,000 new homes built a year by the mid-2020s unless it ups
The building industry has fine-tuned its 20-year blueprint to make the UK’s 28m existing homes greener ahead of the government’s imminent release of its heat
Developers will soon be expected to offer discounts of between 30 to 50 per cent on some of the new build homes they build for
Smaller housebuilders are to be given a better chance of bidding to develop public land following a major overhaul of the system. Housing accelerator Homes
A new brick producing a tenth of the carbon emissions of a traditional one is poised to go into commercial production. Zero Waste Scotland has
The next mayor should consider reducing the impact of proposed boundary taxes affecting builders in greater London, urges the Federation of Master Builders branch for
Timber, roof tiles and roofing membranes are proving pricier and harder to source with longer lead times threatening construction output. Imports such as paints and
Smaller builders could benefit from a £150m ‘help to build’ fund to make it easier for people to commission a bespoke home. The government initiative
A swathe of councils could follow two Hertfordshire authorities who rejected their local plans in the wake of the government’s
A £1.5bn home building fund offering loans to SMEs to help them deliver 42,000 new houses across the country has
The UK’s second biggest brick maker Forterra warned of further price hikes this year in its latest trading statement. The
Nearly a third of England’s local authorities failed to meet their housing delivery targets last year, according to government figures.
Bricks and roof tiles are in short supply with demand outstripping supply against a backdrop of rising inflation, the Construction
The capital’s mayor Sadiq Khan is pressing the government to create a new 12-month visa for construction workers so London
Reducing planning risk by making decisions more predictable and quicker would benefit SME housebuilders, the House of Lord’s built environment
Artificial intelligence should be harnessed to work out biodiversity net gain for sites of 50 homes or less, urges the
More than nine out of ten smaller housebuilders have said planning is the biggest obstacle to increasing their housing delivery,
A technical consultation on offering all new homes access to high-speed wi-fi has been announced by the government. Currently, more
Developers who fail to resolve snagging problems on new homes could see themselves struck off the New Homes Quality Board,
Supply chain problems are expected to resurface in the New Year due to Omicron’s effect on production and operations, the
New initiative criticised as ‘indiscriminate’ A voluntary commitment to instal newly built homes with bird-nesting bricks or boxes as well
Whole life carbon emissions will need to be assessed A supreme court ruling last week overturning approval for drilling oil
House prices rise in the North Average private rents rose by more than 10 per cent over the last year
More homes for seniors needed to cope with ageing population A major uplift in public subsidies to support private investment
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