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Small housebuilders must be given a slice of the action if Labour follows its promise to build on green belt to meet housing needs, urges
House prices were up by half a per cent in April after seven months of consecutive falls, according to the latest figures from Nationwide building
Nearly a quarter of a million extra people are needed in construction by 2027 but outdated perceptions mean it is often overlooked as a career,
Surveyors predict a positive net balance of housing sales of plus one per cent over the next 12 months, according to March’s residential market survey.
Bricklayers, masons, plasterers, carpenters, and roofers are among a raft of trades the construction industry hopes will become easier to recruit from abroad to ease
Housebuilders have branded Bath and North East Somerset council’s decision to ask for all new homes to be net zero as ‘unaffordable’ and ‘undeliverable’ at
Scottish housebuilders claim new design standards based on the German Passivhaus system will hamper meeting the country’s housing needs. Homes for Scotland has said the
The construction supply industry has won a major victory with the 30-month extension of the CE mark for building products. The government had planned to
Housebuilders have hit out at plans to buy ‘nutrient credits’ for building on protected wildlife sites where pollutants such as nitrogen and phosphorus have leached
Banks have warned that without financial incentives such as a stamp duty refund to incentivise people to adopt green retrofits the government won’t meet its
Nearly 19,000 new homes and more than 65,000 jobs could be created in the West Midlands if its application for a package of investment zones
Housebuilders are urging lenders to factor in bill savings when offering mortgages to borrowers buying new energy-efficient homes. Energy performance certificate, EPC, data shows that
SME developers and housebuilders should get a greater slice of the action under local authorities’ new powers to buy land
SME housebuilders developing sites of less than ten homes are finding biodiversity net gain rules so complicated and costly they
A cross-industry working group is calling for mandatory targets to cut individual water consumption at home from 110 litres a
Getting cranes, roofs, and steel girders to arrive on site without major delays is becoming more and more difficult claims
One of the largest regeneration schemes in Europe has reached a major milestone with the creation of a limited liability
Liverpool has unveiled ambitious plans to repurpose old sites and develop new housing to serve those working in its emerging
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves’ pledge to reform planning and bring back mandatory local authority housing delivery targets has received the
The number of sites that gained planning permission in 2023 dropped to the lowest level for a 12-month period since
Biodiversity rules pushing small housebuilders over the edge Just three weeks into new rules on improving biodiversity uplifts on new
Stamp duty rebates for buyers who make their homes more energy efficient and for pensioners downsizing are among the tax
Homes England is to pilot selling parcels of land for SMEs to build new homes in the Southeast and the
Michael Gove has come under criticism for putting pressure on London and 19 other major cities to build more homes
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
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