
Construction industry warns about rising product prices and supply delays
Lead times for brick supplies are forecast to increase this year with house builders advised to work closely with manufacturers to ensure delivery and mitigate
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Lead times for brick supplies are forecast to increase this year with house builders advised to work closely with manufacturers to ensure delivery and mitigate
About 40,000 new homes are being delayed mainly in Somerset, the Solent and Kent because developers are required to ensure rivers are nutrient neutral, claims
Electricity companies rather than developers should pay for sub-stations to provide enough load for electric vehicle chargers in new homes, argues the National Federation of
The new service to give redress for homebuyers of new-builds with snagging problems has moved a step closer to happening. The Dispute Service, which resolves
New build home buyers will be able to purchase property with a five per cent deposit through a new scheme launched this week. Barratt Developments,
The building industry is proposing sub-contracting of testing and the temporary use of existing certificates for products to ease pressure on the UK’s imminent post-Brexit
London’s oldest and largest housing association Peabody is looking for a private sector development partner to finance and help build 730 homes as part of
The average house price in the UK reached a record high of £270,000 – £28,000 higher than this time last year, reveal Office of National
Homes England’s chairman Peter Freeman told MPs there was still a real gap in the market among the major banks for lending to smaller housebuilders.
New public money focussing on unlocking brownfield land to pave the way for up to 116,000 new homes has been announced by the government. The
Housebuilding in regions close to rivers is on hold because developers are being asked to fix the problem of high nutrients in the water before
Better use of current buildings to reduce new construction demand are among the key points of a new report presented at COP26 today. Regeneration developers
Major building contractors have improved their average payment times from 45 to 30 days after receipt of invoice, according to
Construction products could be withdrawn from the country within two years if the government forces all building products to be
Giving Homes England the power to acquire land, masterplan and grant planning approval offers a glimmer of hope for scaling
A major scaling up of custom and self-build homes has failed to materialise due to insufficient publicity and available land,
The housebuilding industry is calling on lenders to offer mortgages at more favourable rates for those buying new homes where
The building industry says the sector is facing a retirement cliff with one in five builders aged over 50 and
Councils will struggle to set viable rates for developing brownfield and urban sites under the new infrastructure levy, warn landowners.
Midland’s housebuilder A C Lloyd has withdrawn its application to build 200 homes on agricultural land in Warwickshire despite having
The construction industry has breathed a sigh of relief that political pressure to make the installation of solar panels on
The UK’s focus on increasing habitats for wildlife could hinder housebuilding on smaller sites warns the National Federation of Builders,
Small housebuilders must be given a slice of the action if Labour follows its promise to build on green belt
House prices were up by half a per cent in April after seven months of consecutive falls, according to the
Housing associations and councils need to be put on a secure financial Housing associations and councils must be financially secure
An overhaul of the planning system is seen as an important first step, but industry experts have said housebuilders still
SME builders order books could receive a welcome boost as councils exert their new powers to tackle the problem of
The construction industry is calling on the Government to rethink its £1m inheritance relief tax cap if it wants to
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