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The building industry has hit out at planning fee hikes of 35 per cent for developments of more than ten homes and 20 per cent
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The building industry has hit out at planning fee hikes of 35 per cent for developments of more than ten homes and 20 per cent
Two-thirds of younger Londoners support green belt reform to help solve the capital’s housing crisis and enable them to buy their first home, according to
An updated list published this week shows all 51 developers have now signed up to the government’s building safety remediation contract. Four developers who had
Smaller housebuilders must be part of the push to build 1.5m new homes over the next five years if Labour is elected, says the construction
Smaller housebuilders are hoping the government’s decision to delay biodiversity net gain, BNG, rules until next year will lead to more practical requirements. Although the
Despite the prime minister Rishi Sunak’s plans to water down net zero targets on gas boilers the goal to fit all new homes with heat
Housebuilders have hailed the government’s decision to shift the burden of river nutrient neutrality to the water companies as a step in the right direction.
Major building contractors have improved their average payment times from 45 to 30 days after receipt of invoice, according to Build UK data. They are
The housebuilding industry is calling on lenders to offer mortgages at more favourable rates for those buying new homes where energy bills are less than
The building industry says the sector is facing a retirement cliff with one in five builders aged over 50 and wants the government to improve
Councils will struggle to set viable rates for developing brownfield and urban sites under the new infrastructure levy, warn landowners. The British Property Federation, BPF,
Midland’s housebuilder A C Lloyd has withdrawn its application to build 200 homes on agricultural land in Warwickshire despite having secured outline planning permission. The
New home registrations showed a 44 per cent drop in 2023 compared with the previous year, according to figures released
Industry unconvinced deadline for better water treatment will boost housebuilding Housebuilders are sceptical that pressure on water companies to get
Depoliticising planning and offering more help for first-time buyers would speed up housebuilding according to SME developers’ comments in a
More young people look set to live with their parents as buying a home becomes increasingly expensive, the government’s housing
Solar panels on the roofs of all new homes will add millions to the cost of housing developments, warns the
More than half of SME builders reported the planning system as their biggest barrier to delivering new homes, according to
Deloitte’s latest London office crane survey sees the highest volume of new offices being built since 2005 the study was
The building industry has hit out at planning fee hikes of 35 per cent for developments of more than ten
Prime minister Rishi Sunak’s pledge to build the “foundations for a better future” in the King’s speech failed to mention
Two-thirds of younger Londoners support green belt reform to help solve the capital’s housing crisis and enable them to buy
An updated list published this week shows all 51 developers have now signed up to the government’s building safety remediation
Smaller housebuilders must be part of the push to build 1.5m new homes over the next five years if Labour
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
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