Barratt profits drop as forward sales rocket
Barratt has generated more than £1 billion worth of forward sales this year, a new record for the company, securing it 56% of its full year requirement.
Yvette Cooper to address industry at Housing Market Intelligence
Housing and planning minister Yvette Cooper is to address delegates at this year’s Housing Market Intelligence conference at the Business Design Centre on October 10.
Research shows serious flaws in PGS plans
The government’s proposed planning gain supplement, which will tax the uplift in land values resulting from a planning consent to pay for infrastructure, is seriously flawed according to the results of new research.
Housebuilding 2006 gives developers chance to inform DCLG policies
The Department for Communities and Local Government is giving developers the chance to discuss the latest housing and planning policies directly with its representatives at the Housebuilding 2006 exhibition.
Developments needing multiple applications doubles
The number of schemes needing multiple planning applications to secure a consent has doubled in the past two years. Around 33% of schemes now require more than one application before they are given the go-ahead – twice as many as in 2004. Triple applications now account for 8% of schemes, up from just 2.3% in 2002.
Cut intervention to ease housing supply – Michael Gove
Shadow housing minister Michael Gove has criticised the government for trying to dictate how and where people in the UK should live, claiming intervention \"gets in the way\" and threatens to slow the London economy to a crawl.
Youthbuilding Awards recognise trainees\' success
This year’s national Youthbuilding Awards, sponsored by NHBC, will be presented at the at Manchester Town Hall on October 4.
Miller Homes’ half yearly profits up 29%
The privately owned Miller Group has posted a record set of interim results for the six months to June 30, with pre-tax profits up 29% to £35.7 million, and profits from the Homes business up 29% to £47.1 million. Following the acquisition of Fairclough, Miller Homes delivered a 67% increase in sales to 1,776 units, with turnover rising 70% to £314 million.
Rising numbers struggling with mortgages
More than three quarters of a million homeowners are failing to keep up with mortgage repayments, raising fears they may lose their homes.
Year of \"strategic progress\" for Redrow as tough market hits margins
Redrow’s profits during the year have been hit by tougher market conditions, falling by 13% to £120.5 million according to its preliminary results for the year to June 30. But the group has boosted it dividend per share by 20% and increased its landbank underlying its \"strong position for growth.\"
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