
Custom and self-build demand soars in face of modest permissions increase
The number of individuals registering to construct a self-build or custom house rose by a third while permissions granted increased by just seven per cent.

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The number of individuals registering to construct a self-build or custom house rose by a third while permissions granted increased by just seven per cent.

More than half of SME builders feel unprepared for imminent changes in building regulations to improve energy efficiency, claims the Federation of Master Builders, FMB.

London’s mayor Sadiq Khan has appointed Lyn Garner to oversee the capital’s housing delivery on land the authority owns. Ms Garner will offer strategic oversight

SME housebuilders are furious about being forced to pick up the tap for remediating unsafe tower blocks – a type of property they don’t build.

Housebuilders could be lumbered with extra infrastructure costs if solar panels become mandatory for new developments, the industry fears. The National Federation of Builders, NFB,

Building output was boosted by sustained rise in new work across the board according to the Construction Purchasing Managers index for March. The latest reading

Fuel prices to soar in wake of curbs on Russian oil imports Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has announced the UK will phase out imports of

SME builders are lobbying the government to hold off scrapping the tax rebate on red diesel due to the war in Ukraine. Lack of electrically

New home registrations showed a year-on-year increase of 25 per cent to 153,339 for 2021, according to the National House Building Council, NHBC. The sector

A £170m major mixed-use scheme next to Hertfordshire’s Hemel Hempstead station is available for development. Network Rail and London and Continental Railways, LCR, are looking

The construction industry is waiting with bated breath to see if Stuart Andrew – the eleventh new housing minister in 12 years – will embrace

Improving housing affordability in the southeast of the country is to be ditched in favour of pouring resources into building new homes in the midlands
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
Smaller housebuilders are hoping the government’s decision to delay biodiversity net gain, BNG, rules until next year will lead to
Despite the prime minister Rishi Sunak’s plans to water down net zero targets on gas boilers the goal to fit
The government’s amendment to ease nutrient neutrality rules for rivers in sensitive areas was rejected in the House of Lords
Repair work to soar in wake of RAAC crisis Builders could be overwhelmed with repair work to schools, hospitals, theatres,
Housebuilders have hailed the government’s decision to shift the burden of river nutrient neutrality to the water companies as a
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
Unclear how proposed changes will work The building industry has described reforms to planning as a step in the right
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
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