Latest UK House Building Industry News, Policy, Regulation, Planning

Changing attitudes

Oct. 1, 2003

HBF, in its submission to the Barker Review, has called for a change in the negative attitudes towards housebuilding. “Ultimately, the key to solving housing u…

Land banks are a necessity - Barker

Oct. 1, 2003

Kate Barker, the Bank of England economist charged with investigating housing undersupply, has accepted the need for housebuilders to hold realistic land banks…

Taylor Woodrow snaps up Wilcon

Oct. 1, 2003

Industry consolidation is continuing apace with Taylor Woodrow swooping to buy Wilson Connolly, completing the purchaser’s shift into housebuilding.

First reservations rise since October

Oct. 1, 2003

The latest HBF survey for August shows that net reservations were above a year ago (balance +9%), the first year-on-year increase since October last year, with…

Moratorium on N.West housing

Oct. 1, 2003

Housebuilders fear that a moratorium on building new houses in the north west of England is spreading as campaigners opposed to development increase pressure o…

Housebuilders slam CPRE claims

Oct. 1, 2003

Housebuilders have poured scorn on the claims of the Campaign to Protect Rural England that they are sitting on enough land to alleviate the housing crisis.