Greencore secures £30m investment to support sustainable development
2024-03-18T12:36:00+00:00By Ciaran Nerval
The funding will support the developer’s plans to build up to 10,000 low-carbon homes.
Berkeley on track to report £550m pre-tax profit for year to end of April
2024-03-15T10:40:00+00:00By David Parsley
Trading update confirms housebuilder expects to achieve £1.5bn three-year profit forecast by April 2026.
CMA launches investigation into Barratt’s £2.5bn takeover of Redrow
2024-03-15T10:32:00+00:00By David Parsley
The CMA may proactively contact companies and organisations active in the markets affected by the deal.
Peter Bill on Labour’s new housing gameplan
2024-03-14T10:57:00+00:00By Peter Bill
Guardian 9 March: Sir Keir Starmer’s shadow cabinet will meet top civil servants in Whitehall before Easter as Labour prepares to form the next government. That post-Easter conversation imagined: Treasury mandarin to DLUHC permanent secretary Sarah Healey: “Anything we need to worry about?”
Vistry bucks housebuilder gloom with surge in profit and sales
2024-03-14T10:47:00+00:00By David Parsley
Firm posted a 23.2% rise in profit and forecast higher completions in 2024 driven by strong demand.
Home Builders Federation reports 20% fall in new home planning permissions
2024-03-13T11:42:00+00:00By Ciaran Nerval
HBF reports new home planning permissions have fallen to lowest level since records began in 2006.
SME housebuilders need backing
2024-03-13T00:00:00+00:00
The regulatory landscape, high interest rates and planning issues are holding housebuilding back.
Why Help to Buy must be resurrected
2024-03-13T17:29:00+00:00By Vernon Pethard
While the chancellor delivered several welcome tax cuts in the Spring Budget, there was a disappointing absence of support pledged for prospective homebuyers.
Profit slumps at Persimmon as firm warns on subdued market
2024-03-12T09:08:00+00:00By David Parsley
The housebuilding giant has reported a 52% drop in annual profit.