
Labour and Tory backbenchers join forces to fight planning reforms
Labour MPs have tabled a debate motion and vote this afternoon in a move to gain cross-party support for watering down the government’s forthcoming planning
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Labour MPs have tabled a debate motion and vote this afternoon in a move to gain cross-party support for watering down the government’s forthcoming planning
Average earnings on London building sites showed a 4.5 per cent month-on-month increase in May to £885 a week, according to construction payroll data from
Housebuilders will have to offer effective aftercare service on new homes to iron out snagging problems in a new draft code on quality out for
Easier access to the best design from across the world is to be available via a new architects’ recognition system, the government has announced. The
The average UK property price has reached a record high of £261,743 with Wales the strongest performing region according to Halifax’s house price index for
Developers and housebuilders warn the government is unlikely to hit its goal of 300,000 new homes built a year by the mid-2020s unless it ups
The building industry has fine-tuned its 20-year blueprint to make the UK’s 28m existing homes greener ahead of the government’s imminent release of its heat
Developers will soon be expected to offer discounts of between 30 to 50 per cent on some of the new build homes they build for
Smaller housebuilders are to be given a better chance of bidding to develop public land following a major overhaul of the system. Housing accelerator Homes
A new brick producing a tenth of the carbon emissions of a traditional one is poised to go into commercial production. Zero Waste Scotland has
The next mayor should consider reducing the impact of proposed boundary taxes affecting builders in greater London, urges the Federation of Master Builders branch for
Timber, roof tiles and roofing membranes are proving pricier and harder to source with longer lead times threatening construction output. Imports such as paints and
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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