High house prices bad news for parents
Parents of would-be first time buyers who are finding it notoriously difficult to set foot on the increasingly expensive housing ladder, now expect to contribute an average of more than £17,000 to help their children buy.
Housebuilders discount market fears
Housebuilders are discounting fears about the market by launching new regions up and down the country.
Planning reforms on track – Hill
Housebuilders suffering the slings and arrows of an outrageously slow planning system should not fear, according to planning minister Keith Hill. He has reiterated that the government is pressing ahead with planning reform following the Planning and Compu
New CABE chief announced
Richard Simmons, director of development and the environment at Medway Council, is the new chief executive of CABE. He replaces Jon Rouse who has taken the helm at the Housing Corporation.
Housing sector sets pace for improvement
<MMC-CAPTION 210 align=left> [MMC-IMG=701-A=Left] C&&M boss Stephen Wicks: confident of affordable housing success in the south </MMC-CAPTION>Housebuilders have this year set an “impressive” pace of improvement across a range of categories, including clie
Housing sector sets pace for improvement
Housebuilders have this year set an “impressive” pace of improvement across a range of categories, including client satisfaction, cost predictability and profitability according to Constructing Excellence, the industry body charged with promoting best pra
May sees drop in site visitors
May’s survey of housebuilders shows that visitors dropped away in the month, but reservations still stood higher than the same month a year ago.
Innovation workshops from BSRIA
Research body BSRIA is holding a programme of workshops on <i>Barriers to innovation in housing </i>following the completion of a research programme into the subject. The project identified a risk-averse culture as the greatest barrier to innovation, and
Swan Hill land sale
Housebuilders are expecting chunks of Swan Hill’s land bank to be sold off in coming months after attempts to sell the Middlesex-based firm to British Land broke down.
in the pipeline
<b>George Wimpey West Scotland </b>has recently submitted amended plans to North Lanarkshire Council to build 17 houses. The £1 million project is expected to start on site at Bellside Road, Airdrie early in 2005.
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