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7 Jun, 2025
Planning permissions for new home building projects plummets to new low
6 Jun, 2025
HBF response: Solar panels to be included in upcoming Future Homes Standard
3 Jun, 2025
Infrastructure agreements add 16 months to the planning process, new research shows
29 May, 2025
HBF North West home building careers event returns for 2025
28 May, 2025
HBF responds to Government reforms to support SME builders
25 May, 2025
HBF responds to Government proposals to impose house building timeframes
22 May, 2025
HBF appoints Catherine Williams as Planning Director
21 May, 2025
SMEs invited to share insights as 2025 State of Play survey launches
19 May, 2025
Helping young people afford their first home is key to boosting housing supply, says new Public First report
16 May, 2025
HBF response: Welsh Government Taskforce backs planning reforms to boost housing delivery
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7 Jun, 2025
Planning permissions for new home building projects plummets to new low
3 Jun, 2025
Infrastructure agreements add 16 months to the planning process, new research shows
22 May, 2025
HBF appoints Catherine Williams as Planning Director
6 May, 2025
HBF appoints Director of Industry Attraction and Skills
5 May, 2025
Unaffordable mortgages and a lack of Government support sees young people knocked off the housing ladder
29 Apr, 2025
HBF Manifesto urges incoming Metro Mayors to act on the housing crisis
16 Apr, 2025
HBF submits written evidence on Planning and Infrastructure Bill
2 Apr, 2025
New environmental law increasing pressure on overstretched council planning departments
24 Mar, 2025
HBF response to revised Building Safety Levy implementation date
17 Feb, 2025
HBF sets new benchmark with record placements on offer in Women into Home Building programme
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24 Mar, 2025
HBF response to revised Building Safety Levy implementation date
20 Mar, 2025
House building investment intended for infrastructure upgrades sat in Local Authority bank accounts
17 Feb, 2025
HBF sets new benchmark with record placements on offer in Women into Home Building programme
3 Feb, 2025
A sense of community with quality amenities: How new build developments meet UK buyers’ top priorities, according to Rightmove and HBF research
31 Jan, 2025
Communities reaping the benefits of the £50bn contributed to local economies through new housing
2 Dec, 2024
‘From the Ground Up’: HBF and Close Brothers Property Finance shine spotlight on SME home builders in new video
2 Dec, 2024
Planning delays, a lack of providers to take on affordable homes and NIMBYs top concerns for SME home builders
5 Sep, 2024
Welsh Government scheme supporting home ownership delivers £40m return
12 Mar, 2024
HBF launches second year of successful Women into Home Building programme
22 Jan, 2024
Planning delays continue to pose greatest obstacle to UK home builders
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Latest News
Planning permissions for new home building projects plummets to new low
7 Jun, 2025
HBF response: Solar panels to be included in upcoming Future Homes Standard
6 Jun, 2025
Infrastructure agreements add 16 months to the planning process, new research shows
3 Jun, 2025
HBF North West home building careers event returns for 2025
29 May, 2025
HBF responds to Government reforms to support SME builders
28 May, 2025
HBF responds to Government proposals to impose house building timeframes
25 May, 2025
HBF appoints Catherine Williams as Planning Director
22 May, 2025
SMEs invited to share insights as 2025 State of Play survey launches
21 May, 2025
