Sign in

Latest News

The latest news, features, comment and analysis of the UK housebuilding market covering policy, regulation, planning, technology, new developments and products

A game of risk

Housing minister John Healey says the government is looking at a different kind of housebuilding model (17 July, page 12), "less development-based, and almost …

New housing projects

LONDON: Almost ?1bn is to be spent kick-starting house-building projects that stalled during the recession the housing minister said yesterday. The government…

HCA praises house building industry's response to Kickstart Programme

HCA praises house building industry's response to Kickstart Programme The house building industry?s ?appetite and capacity to develop? has been demonstrated b…

What's your business plan, Mr Cameron?

If the number of people queueing to get into Bloomberg?s London?s headquarters last Monday morning was anything to go by, the City is desperate to discover wha…

No more Mr Nice Guy: cracking down on bogus self-employment

The taxman has been moaning about bogus self-employment for decades. Well, he's not moaning anymore: he's getting his money, or else

Builders demand new carbon pledge

House builders have questioned who will pick up the bill for the Government's reiterated pledge for all new homes to be zero carbon by 2016.

Affordable housing: Where next?

In 2007, when house prices were still soaring, the government promised to build 70,000 affordable homes a year by 2010/11. But the housing prices crash and th…

HBF report shows optimism for housing market

The latest survey by the Home Builders Federation (HBF) has found that 60% of housebuilders reported an increase in sales compared to the same period a year ag…

New homes 'to cost £7,000 more due to new green laws'

The cost of a new home could rise by an average of £7,000 from next year because of the government's new environmental laws, the Home Builders Federation…

Tories tell councils: hold build plans until election

04/09/2009 | By Crispin Dowler The Conservative shadow communities secretary has advised councils to put off controversial housing developments and policy dec…