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Osborne announces "biggest housebuilding programme since 1970s"

Nov. 25, 2015

<p>The chancellor George Osborne has announced &ldquo;the biggest housing programme since the 1970s,&rdquo; with the government doubling the amount it spends on affordable housing to &pound;2 billion a year as part of its Autumn statement.</p>

Arcadis calls for "National Housing Service"

Nov. 17, 2015

<p>Arcadis has called for the creation of a &ldquo;National Housing Service&rdquo; to tackle the housing crisis.</p>

Crest's sales and volumes climb

Nov. 17, 2015

<p>Crest Nicholson has continued to grow its housing volumes, building 2,725 units in the year ending October 31 2015, an increase of 8% against 2014, it said today (November 17).</p>

Strong sales continue for Taylor Wimpey

Nov. 17, 2015

<p>Taylor Wimpey is the latest housebuilder to report the continuation of strong housing market conditions.</p>

Galliford Try remains confident in good market

Nov. 17, 2015

<p>Galliford Try has continued to see good market conditions across all of its businesses and expects to meet its expectations for the current financial year, it has said.</p>

Barratt continues strong performance

Nov. 17, 2015

<p>Barratt has seen &ldquo;high levels of consumer demand&rdquo; across all of its regions, with market conditions remaining strong, it has said.</p>

Gauntlet thrown down to industry at HMI conference

Gauntlet thrown down to industry at HMI conference

Nov. 1, 2015

Among the statistics and in-depth industry analysis, key speakers at Housebuilder's recent Housing Market Intelligence conference threw down challenges to the housebuilding industry to make use of the benign market conditions and government support to increase new homes supply. Housebuilder reports