2024/25 HBF Report - State of Play: Challenges and opportunities facing SME home builders
This is the fifth report in HBF's State of Play series, exploring the difficulties facing small and medium sized (SME) home builders. Throughout all five repor…
New home completions fall by 6.5% amid challenging market conditions
Industry calls for continued momentum to unblock barriers to delivery and support buyers to address affordability squeeze
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Planning approvals for new homes collapse to new low
30 Sep, 2026
New build homes offer buyers £170k in hidden value compared to the average ‘fixer upper’, new research shows
28 Sep, 2026
Planning staff shortages worsen despite Government reforms, further delaying housing delivery
31 Aug, 2026
Nine in ten SME house builders warn Building Safety Levy will make even more sites unviable
18 Aug, 2026
HBF response: Government publishes long-awaited NPPF
17 Aug, 2026
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