The term housebuilder is something of a misnomer. Much of what a housebuilder actually does is make places. While bad places can drain an area's lifeblood, good places will improve economic performance, enhance and support ecology and biodiversity, enable healthy living and foster local pride and community cohesion. More »
The economic and housing downturn, which has led to a significant fall in consumer demand and completions of house sales, is having a detrimental affect on the housebuilding sector, with thousands of jobs being cut. More »
Taylor Wimpey has announced the departure of its finance director, Peter Johnson, after failing to secure capital from shareholders and potential new investors. The company has now admitted that it could breach banking covenants unless the housing markert recovers. More »
There is more bad news for the housebuilding sector this morning, as the mass sell-off of shares of some of the country’s largest housebuilders continues, sparked by the news yesterday that the UK house market is facing its worst slump in 30 years. More »
At the end of another grueling week for the industry, the overall outlook has not greatly improved, as Bovis Homes becomes the latest housebuilder to announce the job cuts it intends to shortly initiate. More »
The Home Builders Federation has called on the government to resolve the house market downturn as a matter of urgency, in order to save the jobs of thousands of housebuilding professionals. More »
Keith Miller of the Miller Group is the wealthiest housebuilder in Britain, with a fortune of £730 million, according to The Sunday Times Rich List published yesterday. More »
