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Redrow and McStone make good progress

Housebuilders Redrow and McCarthy & Stone are continuing to see good results as the housing market improves.

Bovis appoints non-executive chairman

Bovis Homes has appointed Ian Tyler as non-executive chairman of the company, replacing Malcolm who will retire later this month (November).  

Linden leads the way at The Housebuilder Awards 2013

Linden Homes was crowned large Housebuilder of the Year at the 2013 Housebuilder Awards at a packed ceremony in London last night (November 7). In a great nigh…

A good year for Banner Homes

Banner Homes has enjoyed a strong financial year, with its operating profit climbing 24% to GBP 16.4 million.

New home growth continues to soar - NHBC

New home registrations in the UK in the third quarter of 2013 were 19% higher than the same period last year, says NHBC. In total 33,573 new homes were registe…

Shadow chancellor calls for urgent review of Help to Buy

The shadow chancellor Ed Balls has called for the Bank of England to carry out an urgent review of the government's Help to Buy mortgage initiative which he sa…

Berkeley urges tax reform to save recovery

Frequent changes to property tax could hold back the housing recovery and hinder international investment, according to a report from the London School of Econ…