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More than 250,000 new entrants across multiple disciplines are needed to make the UK’s existing 27m homes reach net zero by 2050, according to a
SME developers and housebuilders should get a greater slice of the action under local authorities’ new powers to buy land for affordable or social housing.
SME housebuilders developing sites of less than ten homes are finding biodiversity net gain rules so complicated and costly they are leaving the industry. The
A cross-industry working group is calling for mandatory targets to cut individual water consumption at home from 110 litres a day to 105 by 2025
Getting cranes, roofs, and steel girders to arrive on site without major delays is becoming more and more difficult claims the construction industry. They say
One of the largest regeneration schemes in Europe has reached a major milestone with the creation of a limited liability partnership. The new Bristol Temple
Liverpool has unveiled ambitious plans to repurpose old sites and develop new housing to serve those working in its emerging industries such as life sciences
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves’ pledge to reform planning and bring back mandatory local authority housing delivery targets has received the thumbs up from housebuilders. Ms
The number of sites that gained planning permission in 2023 dropped to the lowest level for a 12-month period since The Housing Pipeline Report began
Biodiversity rules pushing small housebuilders over the edge Just three weeks into new rules on improving biodiversity uplifts on new housing schemes SME developers are
Stamp duty rebates for buyers who make their homes more energy efficient and for pensioners downsizing are among the tax breaks the property industry would
Homes England is to pilot selling parcels of land for SMEs to build new homes in the Southeast and the Midlands. Housing and levelling up
Small sites are important for local economies On the eve of the local elections for four new regional metro mayors
SME builders give thumbs up to Homes England’s small sites category SME developers key for regional growth More SME housebuilders
UK steel vital for the country’s green economy SMEs housebuilders are worried the current global tariff war will create economic
BNG review urgently needed to help SMEs speed up housing delivery SMEs are optimistic proposed ‘rolling reforms’ to environmental regulation
New levy on top of existing developer tax is unnecessary SME housebuilders are being encouraged to lobby their local MPs
Unclear how proposed changes will work The building industry has described reforms to planning as a step in the right
Commonhold set for mixed-use developments Housebuilders back plansfor commonhold ownership for new build flats claiming this will boost urban density
SMEs could be hardest hit by shortage of installers Ambitious targets for half of the UK’s 28m housing stock to
Programme offers on-site two-week placement The housebuilding industry hopes its latest site manager course will go some way to redressing
Southeast housebuilders could be particularly badly hit SME housebuilders are concerned they will be caught up in the new building
An influential committee has written to the government urging them to consider how they can help SMEs when drawing up
A lack of planning officers could be one of the biggest obstacles for hitting the Government’s target of 1.5m new
Smaller builders are optimistic Homes England’s new national housing bank will give them a bigger slice of the development action.
Housebuilders are calling for a ‘cap’ on the grid connection and infrastructure costs when it becomes mandatory for new homes
Standardisinginfrastructure agreements and employing more planning officerswould speed updelivery of thousands of housing projects currently delayed, claims the Homebuilders Federation,
Simplifying planning with a new ‘medium’ sized definition for sites of ten to 49 homeswill enable SMEs to be major
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