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From moving costs to million-dollar interiors, incentives are increasingly offered to buyers by housing developers. Beware the pitfalls
Company has benefited from having a large share of its business in affordable housing
Minister moves to ban 11 companies from housing market until they sign pledge prompted by Grenfell Tower fire
UK first-time buyers say penalties and property price cap are blighting under-40s product
The first months of the year are typically estate agents and housebuilders’ busiest time for sales
One of the country’s largest builders of new homes looks like a recovery play
Market slowed sharply last year after lenders raised rates in response to disastrous UK mini-Budget
Year-long study will focus on property quality, land management and local authority oversight
Number of new properties completed each year could fall to 110,000 says Home Builders Federation
In letter to Michael Gove, groups say changes to England’s planning system could hit provision of cheaper properties
A decade-long boom means developers are in far better shape than they were ahead of the financial crisis
Company reports ‘modest uplift’ in reservations in January
House printers say their method is faster and cheaper than traditional construction
Average cost of a home slightly down at £295,000 with London reporting weakest figures
Developers cut back on buying land in effort to ride out weaker market
Consultation will look at reforms to allow for hundreds of thousands of new homes to be built on brownfield sites
The government is making promises on planning that seem fantastical, all unicorns and rainbows
Instead of backing older generations, the party needs to make political choices to appeal to working-age voters
London-focused developer cuts earnings guidance as market cools and government imposes new levies
Mandatory targets will become voluntary in bid to keep two factions of MPs onside
Developers warn demand has dropped as much as 50% as higher mortgage rates bite
UK housebuilder now selling homes at around half the pace of first half of the year
Shares slide after housebuilder warns of ‘increased uncertainty’ and higher taxes
Rising interest rates, economic headwinds and political uncertainty hit construction industry
Higher costs, tighter credit and labour shortages are hitting the sector, reports find
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