Completions rise at Persimmon
Dominic Raab appointed new housing minister
Dominic Raab has been appointed the new housing minister as part of the prime minister’s continuing cabinet reshuffle.
Title change for Javid in reshuffle
Communities secretary Sajid Javid will remain in his post following the prime minister’s cabinet reshuffle today (January 8), but with his title changed to reflect the government’s focus on housing.
Government announces new leasehold measures
The government will ban leaseholds for almost all new houses, as one of a number of measures announced to address abusive leasehold practices, it said today (December 21).
Persimmon chairman resigns over pay plan
Nicholas Wrigley, chairman of Persimmon, is to resign from the business following concerns over the firm’s executive pay plan.
Use “brown space” in green belt for emergency workers – LCCI
A small portion of “brown space” within the greater London green belt could be used to provide affordable housing for the capital’s emergency workers, the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry said today (December 13).
“Strong results” for Berkeley in challenging times
The Berkeley Group produced “strong results” during the six months to October 31 2017, it said today (December 8), selling 2,117 homes against the 2,076 achieved in the equivalent period last year.
