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    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      Autumn Statement
      Hunt’s planning proposals fall short, say industry executives

      Housebuilders and energy experts call on government to go further in boosting homes, wind farms and grid capacity

      A workman lays concrete bricks at a construction site
    • Thursday, 9 November, 2023
      Taylor Wimpey PLC
      Taylor Wimpey’s profit update suggests worst is over for housing sector

      UK housebuilder provides another positive signal for improvement in the market

    • Monday, 6 November, 2023
      Steep falls in housebuilding drive contraction in UK construction

      Recession fears mount as elevated interest rates take toll on economy, figures for October show

      A worker constructs a timber roof for a house in Chelmsford
    • Thursday, 2 November, 2023
      UK housebuilding at its weakest since start of pandemic, say surveyors

      Latest workload index suggests sharp drop in construction activity following interest rate rises

      Residential apartments under construction in east London
    • Monday, 23 October, 2023
      Vistry Group PLC
      Vistry cuts profit forecast and jobs amid strategy shift

      UK housebuilder says pivot to focus on affordable housing will weigh down on annual results

      Vistry’s Bovis homes being constructed in a village near Cambridge, England
    • Wednesday, 11 October, 2023
      UK house prices
      More surveyors report falling UK house prices than at any time since 2009

      Rics survey shows demand for homes and sales volumes also contracted in September

      Estate agents signs outside an apartment block in Brentwood, Essex
    • Tuesday, 10 October, 2023
      UK housebuilders welcome Starmer’s pledge to develop new towns

      Labour leader also promises to make it easier to build on brownfield sites if party wins next election

      Construction workers at a housing site
    • Thursday, 5 October, 2023
      LexUK property
      Generation Rent: tenant woes widen role of ‘build-to-rent’ investors Premium content

      As small private landlords bail out, it should open the door to commercial developers with access to cheap finance

      A letting agent’s sign in a street in Clapham, London
    • Thursday, 28 September, 2023
      Housebuilding in England jumps as developers seek to avoid new energy rules

      Project starts increased by 75% in second quarter

      Construction workers on a housing development in England
    • Sunday, 17 September, 2023
      Lex
      UK homes: data shows supply squeeze will worsen Premium content

      England’s planning drought for housing projects merely stores up problems

      Scaffolding surrounds homes under construction in Northfleet, England
    • Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
      UK politics
      Sunak defeated in House of Lords over rules on river pollution

      Peers strike down attempt to end ‘nutrient neutrality’ regime as part of drive to boost homebuilding

      Home building site
    • Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
      Redrow PLC
      Redrow expect profits to halve on sluggish house sales

      UK housebuilder’s forecast is latest sign of pain for sector from high mortgage rates

      Completed houses on a Redrow housing estate
    • Monday, 11 September, 2023
      LexVistry Group PLC
      Vistry: switch into social housing augurs well for housebuilder Premium content

      With demand for affordable homes far outstripping supply, a focus on this sector has led to a jump in shares

    • Monday, 11 September, 2023
      Vistry Group PLC
      UK housebuilder Vistry to return £1bn to investors and shift focus

      London-listed company to concentrate on division that partners with local government and housing associations

      A builder works on the roof of a house
    • Wednesday, 6 September, 2023
      Barratt Developments PLC
      Barratt warns it will be at least 2 years before recovery for new homes

      Housebuilder preserving cash by stopping buybacks and reducing land buying

      Homes being built on a Barratt site
    • Wednesday, 6 September, 2023
      UK economy
      UK housebuilding falls sharply in August

      High interest rates weigh on residential construction but commercial activity continues to expand, PMI survey finds

      Bricklayers at a housing development in England in August 2023
    • Wednesday, 6 September, 2023
      Architecture
      Stirling Prize shortlist marks return to unassuming UK architecture

      Community centres, housing projects, a careful reimagining of an existing museum and a university faculty vie for award

      University of Warwick Faculty of Arts
    • Friday, 1 September, 2023
      UK property
      Community land trusts offer a fresh take on housing development

      Citizen-led projects are rethinking residential construction and can keep the dream of home ownership within reach

    • Tuesday, 29 August, 2023
      UK politics
      Green groups lambast plan to boost housebuilding by ditching English waterway protections

      UK government says removal of EU-era legislation would allow 100,000 new homes to be built by end of decade

      A housing development at Old Isleworth, London
    • Monday, 28 August, 2023
      UK politics
      UK to scrap rules protecting waterways to boost housebuilding

      Developers argue EU-era regulation on ‘nutrient neutrality’ has prevented construction of tens of thousands of homes

      Workmen on housebuilding site
    • Friday, 25 August, 2023
      News in-depth
      UK housebuilders feel the strain from higher interest rates

      After profit warning this week from Crest Nicholson, industry is fearful of a protracted downturn

      Property construction site in Harlow
    • Thursday, 24 August, 2023
      Construction sector
      UK construction companies go under at fastest rate in a decade

      More than 4,000 operators become insolvent within a year as cost inflation and housebuilding slowdown bite

      Men on scaffolding
    • Monday, 21 August, 2023
      Crest Nicholson PLC
      Crest Nicholson warns on profits as interest rates deter homebuyers

      Housebuilder says sales are slowing despite some lenders offering cheaper deals

      Workers building Crest Nicholson houses
    • Tuesday, 8 August, 2023
      News in-depthUK infrastructure
      Hopes of turning Cambridge into ‘science capital of Europe’ collide with reality

      Local opposition to housebuilding around university city and lack of water and transport infrastructure undermine grand plans

    • Friday, 4 August, 2023
      UK housebuilding activity falls sharply in July

      Overall construction sector returns to growth due to strong pick-up in commercial activity, PMI survey finds

      A new housing development in Wakefield
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