All housebuilding articles
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NewsGovernment and City Hall confirm two-year cut in affordable housing requirements from 35% to 20%
Long-awaited package of support to boost housebuilding in London also includes changes to design standards, relief from levies and changes to mayoral powers, in bid to increase density of schemes and improve viability
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NewsAccent secures £33.8m from the government for 300 more affordable homes
The funding was awarded via the landlord’s strategic partnership with Homes England
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NewsCost of delivery is blocking housing growth rather than planning, says new report
The Key Cities group has called for £3bn in funding to accelerate housebuilding
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NewsVistry and Kier secure approval for 343 homes in Berkshire
The joint venture will deliver 35% affordable housing
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NewsReed brands housing planning approval figures ‘unacceptable’ amid delivery crisis
Housing secretary promises ‘acceleration package’ to speed up planning reforms as new data shows lowest approvals for at least 45 years
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NewsGreen light for more than 600 homes on Somerset showground
Shepton Mallet’s Mid Somerset Showground will be used for a new community and affordable housing
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NewsSocial rent starts funded by Homes England up 43% year-on-year
New social rented homes figure at highest for years as shared ownership starts fall
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NewsLandlord to build 300 homes under strategy to promote Welsh language and repopulate rural areas
Grŵp Cynefin’s ’A Place to Belong’ plan will also deliver a government-backed retrofit scheme
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NewsDeveloper acquires four sites for £65m of affordable homes in the North East and Yorkshire
Esh Construction’s clients are Together Housing, Karbon Homes and Housing 21
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NewsNPPF changes will result in 1.3 million homes built by the end of the parliament, OBR forecasts
Housebuilding to exceed 300,000 homes a year by 2029/30, excluding impact of forthcoming Affordable Homes Programme
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NewsL&G partners with Japanese developer to deliver 1,000 homes across London
Joint venture’s first 200-property site will have 35% affordable housing
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NewsHousing planning approvals fall 9% year-on-year
FMB calls for more support for SME housebuilders
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NewsHalf of young people say construction excluded from careers advice, survey finds
Chartered Institute of Building warns the government’s housing and infrastructure plans could ‘fall flat’ if something is not done on skills
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NewsSmall developer halts housebuilding amid ongoing viability challenges for SMEs
Financial pressures and planning delays drive Sigma Homes to shift towards land acquisition and planning
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NewsNorth Yorkshire Council likely to halt Selby local plan as housing need trebles in wider county
Councillors press pause on local plan to focus resources on county-wide housebuilding proposals
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NewsRayner still ‘determined’ to hit 1.5m homes target as she announces plan to digitise home buying
Housing secretary “not giving up” on manifesto pledge as project announced with Land Registry to ensure easier data-sharing
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NewsHousebuilding targets to help grow economy next year, RSM says
But financial services specialist warns industry needs more workers to meet government’s ambition
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News‘It’s not a surprise’: housebuilding starts and completions plummet in Scotland
CIH Scotland says fall is due to rising build costs and an underfunded affordable housing programme
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NewsNPPF: Government drops 50% affordable housing requirement for grey belt sites
Labour yields to key housebuilder ask as it launches NPPF with 370,000-home mandatory housing target
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NewsNew government’s rhetoric already affecting planning, says Berkeley
Housebuilder reports drop in pre-tax profit on increased revenue in half-year results