All Housebuilders articles – Page 8
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InsightWe must design buildings fit for a circular economy
Future-proofing the buildings we design to promote longevity requires an in-built adaptability that simply isn’t compatible with the systems we’re accustomed to today.
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Landhold secures £13.5m resi loan from Investec
Landhold Developments has secured a £13.5m loan from Investec Real Estate to fund the construction of 36 homes in Clapham, South West London.
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St Modwen to build 350 all-electric homes in Longbridge
St Modwen has revealed plans to deliver up to 350 new all-electric homes on the historic MG Rover site that was once home to the MINI in Birmingham.
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Countryside Partnerships closes MMC factory as hunt for new CEO continues
Countryside Partnerships has shut down one of its three MMC factories owned by the group, which is expected to save £15m annually but will cause a reduction in the “run-rate of manufacturing losses” as a result.
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Innovation no longer a dirty word
For decades, innovation was considered a dirty word in housebuilding, a sector that was referred to by economists as ‘the backwards industry’ due to its reluctance to embrace technological innovation.
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Q&A: LDS director on SME financing market
Ex-Homes England development finance head on lending to small housebuilders.
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Time to get creative with finance
The FT recently reported that the UK economy was experiencing “the worst combination of surging prices and zero growth” since the 1970s, with inflation reaching a 40-year high at 9.1%.
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Redrow launches £100m share-buyback plan
Housebuilder Redrow will undertake a share-buyback programme in order to reduce the share capital of the firm.
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Barrett bounces back from pandemic as annual profit set to exceed £1bn
Barratt Developments has hailed “an excellent performance” for the year to the end of June as home completions returned to pre-pandemic levels and profit heads to more than £1bn.
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New housing secretary takes on building safety issue
Days into the job, newly appointed housing secretary Greg Clark has already been communicating directly with housebuilders over the remediation of dangerous cladding, in line with the government publishing a draft contract for developers to sign.
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Homes England loan vital to unlocking Silvertown project
The £233m funding could finally kickstart the long-delayed regeneration of the derelict east London site.
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Countryside chairman quits after housebuilder forced to put itself up for sale
The chairman of housebuilder Countryside Partnerships has stepped down a month after the board caved into pressure from an activist investor to seek a sale of the group.
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Cala predicts strong profit and revenue growth
Housing developer Cala Group has claimed a “very strong” performance during the first six months of the year that will lead to a leap in profit.
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Persimmon predicts half-year profit to be ahead of forecasts
Housebuilder Persimmon has said it expects half-year profits to be “modestly” higher than expectations, despite rising costs and wage increases.
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Dark clouds on the horizon as build costs continue to surge
Experts say major housebuilders have so far been more sheltered from rising inflation than SME builders
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Cairn Homes bounces back from pandemic lockdowns
Irish housing developer Cairn Homes generated revenue of €240m (£207m) from the sale of 547 homes in the first half of 2022.
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Residential is on the rise in town and city centres around the UK
CMS report shows property owners and investors are repurposing their city and town centre assets.
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‘Tough year ahead’ for housebuilders
Housebuilder representatives have warned that increases in inflation and supply chain issues are causing delays to UK housing delivery.
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Q1 housing supply figures improve on previous quarter but show year-on-year fall
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities recorded an increase in supply of new housing from January to March 2022.
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Springfield acquires rival Scottish housebuilder
Springfield Properties has acquired the Scottish housebuilding business of Mactaggart & Mickel for £46.3m.
