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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Midland’s housebuilder A C Lloyd has withdrawn its application to build 200 homes on agricultural land in Warwickshire despite having secured outline planning permission.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
Raising competence levels among domestic builders should be among future changes to the industry to ensure all buildings are safe,
SMEs are hoping to get a slice of the housebuilding action when it comes to expanding existing places and regeneration
Skills such as heat pump installation, teamwork and leadership should be among the training and upskilling included in the apprenticeship
Repairs and maintenance SMEs need to skill up on decarbonisation, shows survey Smaller building firms are less confident than larger
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
Persuading future MPs to develop a national strategy to improve the energy and water efficiency of the UK’s 25m existing
The UK’s industrial and logistics sector is pressing the government to bring back strategic planning so that new warehouse space
Scotland’s homes need to be watertight and insulated before installing heat pumps and other renewable energies, warn key industry figures
More than 250,000 new entrants across multiple disciplines are needed to make the UK’s existing 27m homes reach net zero
Grid demand to surge as heat pumps and electric cars gain traction SMEs will leave the housebuilding sector if the
Standardisinginfrastructure agreements and employing more planning officerswould speed updelivery of thousands of housing projects currently delayed, claims the Homebuilders Federation,
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
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