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Rising construction costs and development taxes to worsen already severe crunch
Modular housing developer TopHat says facility will be able to produce 4,000 homes a year
Housebuilders Crest Nicholson and Bellway upbeat on their prospects
UK housebuilder starts sales process just weeks after rejecting bid from US fund
Board should push for higher bid despite the company lacking a permanent chief or turnround plan
Jeffrey Ubben’s In-Cap goes public after board of UK housebuilder rebuffs offer twice
Home buyers using government scheme will have to reserve properties by end of October
Government proposals allowing residents to vote on new developments are full of holes
Critics say bill outlining more modest overhaul will not enable sufficient new house building
Prime minister keen to shift public focus away from ‘partygate’ scandal ahead of Thursday’s local elections
Government home-building pledge creating ‘poisonous’ choice between job creation and residential building, say councils
Provisions are manageable but are compounded by rising mortgage rates, the cost of living and war in Ukraine
Several housebuilders sign pledge to carry out fire safety work on mid-rise blocks in wake of Grenfell tragedy
End of UK government support schemes has not damped sales of new homes
Operations director Jennie Daly will take over from Pete Redfern in April
Government’s demand on builders to help pay for post-Grenfell fixes threatens to undermine England’s housing targets
Companies hit by rising costs and shortage of skilled workers
Iain McPherson’s departure comes after sharp drop in profits in final three months of last year
Michael Gove is right to insist that property builders have responsibility
Campaigners warn forcing builders to pay £4bn bill leaves many leaseholders footing cost of fixing other safety issues
It is right that leaseholders should not pay but the scope of the crisis remains unclear four-and-a-half years after Grenfell
Property companies say they are being singled out to face £4bn burden to tackle fire safety on thousands of buildings
Lords claim flagship £29bn policy would have been better spent on social housing
Under-40s find the Lifetime Isa has shortlived benefits
Pushing through some cost-cutting should mean housebuilder can build up profitability at the same time
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