Dolphin Living’s Olivia Harris on the need for a new consensus on housing
2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00By Olivia Harris
We are no more than 12 months away from the next general election and it shows. Although party conference season is a fast-fading memory, housing and planning dominated all of them to various degrees.
Gove sets out options for leasehold reform but industry predicts ‘rocky road ahead’
2023-11-09T15:04:00+00:00By Jamie Bennett-Ness
The government has unveiled proposals to slash ground rents, setting out five options for leasehold reform, following the unveiling of the Leasehold and Freedom Reform Bill in the King’s Speech.
Mayor of London joins calls from London housebuilders to boost supply
2023-11-08T10:10:00+00:00By Ciaran Nerval
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has joined leaders from London’s housebuilding sector in calling on government to adopt proposals to boost housing supply in the capital to avoid a national downturn.
Stanley Land gains approval for 168- home St Helens development
2023-11-08T13:15:00+00:00By Sian Barton
Stanley Land and Homes has received planning permission to create 168 affordable homes to regenerate a former glass works site off Lancots Lane in St Helens.
Vistry pre-sells 3,000 homes in £819m partnerships deal with Sage and Leaf
2023-11-07T15:22:00+00:00By Jamie Bennett-Ness
Vistry Group has signed an £819m partnerships deal with two Blackstone-backed providers, Leaf Living and Sage Homes, in one of the largest new-build residential investment transactions on record.
Crest Nicholson chief exec predicts housebuilding will fall short under Labour proposals
2023-11-06T11:41:00+00:00By Ciaran Nerval
Peter Truscott, chief executive of housebuilder Crest Nicholson, has said Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge to deliver 1.5 million new homes if elected lacks clarity and guidance, and warned it could take several years to deliver.
Housebuilders ‘resilient in the face of cost-of-living storm’
2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00By Madeleine Knight
Strong balance sheets and order books put the major players in good stead during the cyclical downturn.
Why it’s vital to support the delivery of new affordable homes
2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00
Lloyds Bank is partnering with others to create a more equitable society through delivery of social housing.
Ilke Homes formally enters liquidation
2023-10-23T09:07:00+01:00By David Parsley
Modular housebuilder Ilke Homes has formally entered liquidation with debts of more than £319m set to go unpaid.