All Housebuilders articles – Page 2
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OnlineBarratt sees signs of a recovery in homebuyer demand, but reservations remain down
Barratt Developments has told investors there are early signs of a recovery in homebuyer demand as mortgage rates begin to ease back.
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News
BTR, PBSA and later living should be exempt from Building Safety Levy, says BPF
The British Property Federation (BPF) has called on government to remove build-to-rent, purpose built student accommodation and later living homes from the Building Safety Levy.
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Online
Former Avant boss reveals management team for housebuilding venture
Former Avant Homes boss Mark Mitchell has appointed Jeremy Gledhill as chief finance officer and Richard Hall as head of procurement at his new housebuilding venture Honey.
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Insight
NEAT Developments’ Youssef Kadiri on stacked industrial
The latest version of the London Plan included some subtle but significant changes to industrial land policies, particularly Policy E7, which protected strategic industrial land from exploitation by housebuilders.
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News
Uncertain 2023 picture for construction sector, says Gleeds
The picture for the construction industry in the year ahead isn’t much clearer than last year, with many of the challenges faced in 2022 continuing, said property and construction consultant Gleeds.
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News
Regulator of Social Housing publishes findings on mould in homes
The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) yesterday published its initial findings on damp and mould conditions in England’s social houses, stating that while less than 5% of social homes have damp and mould conditions, landlords could do more to address the problem.
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News
Henley and Chartway to develop 162 Kent homes
Henley Investment Management (Henley) and Chartway Partnerships Group (Chartway) have agreed a deal to develop 162 new homes at Ebbsfleet Garden City, Property Week can reveal.
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Professional
Prepare for coming AP changes
When the government introduced the Building Safety Act 2022, traditional building safety management was effectively turned on its head. Previously, owners and landlords were able to pass a building to an agent and instruct them to manage safety on their behalf, but the act – and specifically the introduction of ...
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News
Crest Nicholson is first UK housebuilder to gain SBTi net zero validation
Housebuilder Crest Nicholson has become the first UK firm in the sector to have its net zero target validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
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Online
Harworth takes valuation hit but housebuilder demand remains robust
Harworth Group has said yield movements and “softening macroeconomic conditions” hit valuations in 2022 in an end-of-year update.
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Online
Government gives developers six weeks to sign up to housing safety contract
The government has given developers six weeks to sign up to legally binding agreements to pay to replace unsafe cladding on buildings.
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News
LendInvest and British Business Bank collaborate to support the building of more homes
UK asset manager for property finance LendInvest is collaborating with British Business Bank to help finance smaller property developers to provide more homes across the UK.
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Online
Equities analyst Alastair Stewart on the adage of buying on the rumour, selling on the good
There’s an old stock market adage, dating to less assiduously policed times: buy on the rumour, sell on the news. At least when it comes to good rumours.
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News
Industry reacts to RICS survey housing market projections
The housing sector has given an update to projections for the market in 2023, following the recent RICS residential survey, which showed further declines in demand from both housebuyers and renters.
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Online
Silbury passes £500m lending milestone
Silbury Finance has passed half a billion of committed lending in the UK Living sector in under two years.
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News
Redrow announces introduction of heat pumps as standard
Housebuilder Redrow has announced that all of its new detached home development will use air source heat pumps and underfloor heating as standard, as part of its plan to achieve net zero carbon by 2050.
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News
Ex-housing ministers back report slamming brownfield housing policy
A swathe of former housing ministers have come out in support of a report slamming the government’s current housing policy, claiming that building solely on brownfield sites cannot deliver the amount of homes needed in Britain.
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Online
Downing Living secures £227m loan for Manchester scheme
Real estate lending platform Precede Capital Partners and global financial services group Nomura have provided a £227m development loan to Downing Living.
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Online
Avant Homes set to develop £60m Derbyshire scheme
Avant Homes has acquired a 28-acre site in Holmewood, Derbyshire, to deliver 247 new-build homes with a gross development value (GDV) of around £60m.
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News
Sales slowdown may not be a disaster for big housebuilders
Large cash reserves will help bigger developers to ride out sales slowdown as economic turbulence hits sector.
