Experts welcome RAS building safety scheme
2023-03-30T00:00:00+01:00By Ciaran Nerval
The proposals aim to improve safety and standards of buildings over 11 metres.
Former Deliveroo growth expert Scott joins modular housebuilder ilke Homes
2023-03-29T09:25:00+01:00By Ciaran Nerval
David Scott, who formerly held senior roles at Deliveroo and Tesco, has been appointed as chief operating officer at modular housebuilder ilke Homes in a bid to boost its expansion.
Bellway suffers profit fall in first half
2023-03-28T09:21:00+01:00By David Parsley
Housebuilder Bellway has reported a fall in half-year profits and revealed a £100m share buyback.
Directors quit Vistry after row over bumper bonus deal for CEO
2023-03-27T15:59:00+01:00
Two non-executive directors at major housebuilder Vistry have quit the company following a row over a potential huge new pay deal for the firm’s chief executive.
Crest Nicholson snaps up university campus for 500-home development
2023-03-23T16:32:00+00:00By Jamie Bennett-Ness
Crest Nicholson has acquired Wheatley Campus, a 53-acre site set to be converted into a 500-home residential development, from Oxford Brookes University.
Eutopia Homes acquires Kent school site for resi development
2023-03-16T11:08:00+00:00By Ciaran Nerval
Developer Eutopia Homes has acquired a 5.8-acre former school site in Medway, Kent with Chenavari Investment Managers for a housing development.
Improvements to the planning system will boost housing delivery
2023-03-15T00:00:00+00:00By Patrick Adie
Last week, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched a market study into the housebuilding sector – how it functions, how well it performs for consumers and other stakeholders, and how it might work better. This includes concerns that housebuilders are not delivering homes at sufficient speed.
Peter Bill on planner gains and competition authority pain
2023-03-15T00:00:00+00:00By Peter Bill
Should planning consultants get overage? An essentially moral question, one which came up when confronted with the slightly shocking news two weeks ago that a few in the profession are so confident in their warm relationship with Local Planning Authority officers that they boast of being able to get more ...
Avant Homes greenlit for £58m Nottinghamshire resi development
2023-03-13T13:02:00+00:00By Ciaran Nerval
Housebuilder Avant Homes Group has been granted planning permission for a £58m residential development in Awsworth, Nottinghamshire.