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  • Sunday, 29 January, 2023
    Lex3D printing
    3D printed homes: nozzle application for tech will ensure prefabs sprout Premium content

    House printers say their method is faster and cheaper than traditional construction

  • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
    UK house prices
    UK house prices dropped by 0.3% in November, says ONS

    Average cost of a home slightly down at £295,000 with London reporting weakest figures

  • Friday, 13 January, 2023
    UK housebuilders in retreat amid property downturn

    Developers cut back on buying land in effort to ride out weaker market

  • Thursday, 15 December, 2022
    Ministers consider planning shake-up to boost affordable housing

    Consultation will look at reforms to allow for hundreds of thousands of new homes to be built on brownfield sites

  • Thursday, 15 December, 2022
    Helen Thomas
    This Nimby charter isn’t only a problem in housing

    The government is making promises on planning that seem fantastical, all unicorns and rainbows

  • Wednesday, 14 December, 2022
    Robert Shrimsley
    Tories are selling their future for short-term salvation

    Instead of backing older generations, the party needs to make political choices to appeal to working-age voters

  • Friday, 9 December, 2022
    Berkeley Group Holdings PLC
    Housebuilder Berkeley slows down new UK developments

    London-focused developer cuts earnings guidance as market cools and government imposes new levies

  • Monday, 5 December, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Sunak dilutes housebuilding pledge in face of Tory revolt

    Mandatory targets will become voluntary in bid to keep two factions of MPs onside

  • Friday, 11 November, 2022
    Property downturn hits UK housebuilders as sales plummet

    Developers warn demand has dropped as much as 50% as higher mortgage rates bite

  • Wednesday, 9 November, 2022
    Taylor Wimpey PLC
    Taylor Wimpey says demand for new homes is falling rapidly

    UK housebuilder now selling homes at around half the pace of first half of the year

  • Tuesday, 8 November, 2022
    Persimmon PLC
    Persimmon cuts dividend as housing sales tumble

    Shares slide after housebuilder warns of ‘increased uncertainty’ and higher taxes

  • Friday, 4 November, 2022
    Construction sector
    UK economic activity shrinks at fastest pace in almost 2 years

    Rising interest rates, economic headwinds and political uncertainty hit construction industry

  • Thursday, 3 November, 2022
    UK economic growth
    Construction slowdown threatens UK growth plans

    Higher costs, tighter credit and labour shortages are hitting the sector, reports find

  • Wednesday, 2 November, 2022
    Helen Thomas
    Housebuilders need tough love — and fresh thinking

    The industry’s gripes about £4.5bn in estimated costs are flawed, but so is government policy

  • Sunday, 30 October, 2022
    UK housebuilders warn new rules and taxes will add £4.5bn to costs

    Industry body says extra expense may be offset by cutting affordable housing contributions

  • Friday, 30 September, 2022
    Hashi Mohamed
    The housing crisis sits at the centre of Britain’s ills 

    We underrate the importance of firm foundations — and a place you can truly call home

  • Wednesday, 14 September, 2022
    Redrow PLC
    Redrow becomes latest developer to point to a cooling market

    Housebuilder says surging inflation has ‘normalised’ homebuying following pandemic boom

  • Wednesday, 7 September, 2022
    Barratt Developments PLC
    UK housing market shows signs of slowdown, says builder Barratt

    Home reservations fall over fears of inflation and rising interest rates

  • Tuesday, 6 September, 2022
    Berkeley Group Holdings PLC
    Housebuilder Berkeley flags cautious approach to London

    Fears volatility in housing market and high inflation may slow development activity in UK capital

  • Tuesday, 6 September, 2022
    Faith Glasgow
    Householders rethink home improvements as living costs bite

    Materials and energy inflation add to troubles for tradespeople

  • Monday, 5 September, 2022
    Housebuilder Vistry agrees £1.25bn deal to buy rival Countryside

    Combined group to be led by Vistry boss Greg Fitzgerald

  • Friday, 2 September, 2022
    UK house prices
    UK housebuilders’ shares tumble on gloomy house price predictions

    HSBC expects value of average British home to drop 7.5% with central London falling further

  • Friday, 26 August, 2022
    Property sector
    Soaring UK rents leave tenants facing eviction and homelessness

    Growing number are unable to keep up with payments in a rapidly overheating market

  • Wednesday, 17 August, 2022
    LexUK tax
    Windfall tax/housebuilders: optics trump logic when targeting business Premium content

    Taxes on high profits stifle investment, reduce supply and lift prices higher

  • Tuesday, 16 August, 2022
    Competition & Markets Authority
    Competition watchdog closes leasehold probe into Barratt Homes

    CMA cites insufficient evidence for case against housebuilder over ground rents

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