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    • 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
    • Friday, 4 August, 2023
      Lex Populi
      Housebuilders: rate rises hit profits like a ton of bricks 

      Yet Taylor Wimpey’s share price is up, despite a fall in pre-tax profits

      The roof and first floor of a Taylor Wimpey new home
    • Wednesday, 2 August, 2023
      LexProperty sector
      Taylor Wimpey: rising rates have not cancelled out home-buyer demand Premium content

      Investors with the stomach to ride out further short-term pain can find cheaper real estate elsewhere in the sector

      A Taylor Wimpey building site
    • Monday, 24 July, 2023
      Housebuilders cast doubt over UK government plan to deliver new homes

      Gove housing reforms earn mixed reception from industry and even own MPs

      Michael Gove
    • Sunday, 23 July, 2023
      Sunak tilts housing drive to inner cities to meet 1mn new homes pledge

      Gove is set to cut red tape as PM insists target will not be met ‘by concreting over the countryside’

    • Sunday, 9 July, 2023
      The Henry Mance Interview
      Economist Kate Barker: ‘To tackle inflation we should put taxes up for the better-off’

      Former Bank of England MPC member worries high interest rates will not be enough to solve the current crisis

    • Friday, 30 June, 2023
      House & Home
      Who would want to take on a fixer-upper?

      The soaring price of materials, a lack of skilled labour and surging mortgage rates have put many renovation plans in the UK on hold

      An illustration of home for sale with cracks and broken windows. Lines point to superimposed blueprints with scrawled pound signs crossed out and replaced with more pound signs
    • Saturday, 24 June, 2023
      Camilla Cavendish
      Making downsizing easier could help Britain’s housing crisis

      Shuffling the pack by liberating under-occupied homes will have a bigger impact than building new ones

      Jonathan McHugh illustration of three houses - the largest is at the bottom, the middle sized one on the top of the large one while the small house is stuck on top of the middle size one. There is a tall ladder for residents to climb up to the small house on top.
    • Thursday, 8 June, 2023
      Crest Nicholson PLC
      Housebuilder Crest Nicholson warns about impact of inflation on sector

      UK group reports 60% drop in first-half profits after turmoil of last year’s mini-Budget

      Construction workers at a Crest Nicholson site in East Grinstead
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