Queen’s Speech flags planning and environmental reforms
The Queen’s Speech has this morning highlighted the government’s plans to introduce further changes to the planning system and to focus on tackling climate cha…
Flat inflation eases fears of further rate rise
Inflation remained flat in October, easing fears of further interest rate hikes in the New Year.
Housing starts down in third quarter - NHBC
Housing starts across England in the third quarter of the year fell by 4.7% to 6,848, according to latest statistics from the NHBC. But the figures also show a…
Crest faces fresh takeover bid as Ronson sells his stake
The Crest Nicholson board has reportedly rejected a £660 million takeover offer from an HBOS-led consortium – the same consortium that purchased McCarthy & Sto…
Manorlane turns over £5.14 million in first year
Scottish housebuilder Manorlane has turned over £5.14 million during its first year of trading, to April 30.
Incentives needed to boost Scots planning performance - Mickel
Andrew Mickel, director of Scottish housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel, has called for local authority planners to be paid performance-related bonuses to help im…
Morris acquires north west housebuilder
Morris has acquired Badger Homes, a north west-based housebuilder, for an undisclosed sum.
Interest rates hit 5%
The base interest rate now stands at 5% following the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee’s decision in favour of another quarter point rise.
Nine buyers for every home, says agent
Latest research from CB Richard Ellis Hamptons International confirms the extent of the UK\'s housing crisis, finding that there are now, on average, nine buy…
Insurers tell government to spend more on flood defences
An additional 130,000 homes in the east of England will be at risk of flooding if sea levels rise as anticipated, according to an Association of British Insure…
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