After a torrid month in May for construction, figures began to move in the right direction across June, with contract awards increasing by 12%, as a number of high profile projects were given the green light. Across the various construction...
Read more26% of construction companies currently exhibit warning signs that indicate they are at risk of failure, according to research by Moore Stephens. Although companies building commercial properties are most at risk, with 32% facing an increased...
Read moreA new report which looks at the possibility of reducing local opposition to new housing through financial payments found that 84% of households would not be influenced by direct financial payments. The study was commissioned to help inform the...
Read moreWorkloads have slowed across all sectors of the construction industry as Brexit delays investment, according to the Q2 2017 UK RICS Construction and Infrastructure Market Survey. Anecdotal evidence from respondents suggests that uncertainty...
Read moreHM Land Registry released its Annual Report and Accounts, which includes plans to help identify areas that may be suitable for housing. This is the first annual report and accounts HM Land Registry has published since it was announced that it...
Read moreThe top areas seeking new homes sales and marketing specialists include Cornwall, Hampshire and the Scottish Highlands, according to One Way. An analysis by the construction and rail recruitment specialist outlined the top five new homes hotspots...
Read moreBritain’s housebuilders have been urged to tap into the expanding market in multigenerational living by offering families new homes with greater flexibility. Research compiled by the NHBC Foundation shows that more than 1.8 million...
Read moreIn the year to end June 2017 new build house prices rose on average by 5.4% across the UK, marginally down on last year’s figure of 5.6%, according to the LSL New Homes Index. This figure is roughly in line with the Land Registry year on year...
Read moreThe English Housing Survey, an annual report published by The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), has highlighted the continual shift towards private renting and the need for vastly improved standards for English homes...
Read moreFirstPort has acquired Pentland Estate Management, which was owned by Linden Homes and is their property management provider. Linden Homes is owned by FTSE 250 construction and housebuilding company Galliford Try and this is the first...
Read more86% of brokers have shrugged off political and economic uncertainty to deliver a half year business performance which they rate as either on or above target. The survey, carried out by United Trust Bank, polled intermediaries from the fields of...
Read moreCouncils should be empowered by Government to purchase land, grant themselves planning permission and sell it on – with funds retained locally – the Adam Smith Institute argues today in a new report. The report’s author Dr Madsen Pirie, President...
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