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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Nearly a quarter of a million extra people are needed in construction by 2027 but outdated perceptions mean it is often overlooked as a career,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
A more diverse construction workforce is at the heart of a new equity and inclusion plan launched in Scotland to give the building industry access
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
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
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
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