Crest Nicholson has formalised its support for members of the Armed Forces and their families by signing the Armed Forces Covenant. The agreement will see Crest Nicholson offer those that are leaving, or who have left the military, an opportunity...
Read moreOfficial figures show the significant progress being made by the housebuilding industry; however, the numbers remain wide of the government’s target to build 300k new homes a year. Today’s annual release of the ‘Net Supply of Housing Statistics’...
Read moreIndustry body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has announced that buyers of new homes in Scotland will soon be able to compare builders in terms of customer satisfaction, as the ‘Five Star Builder’ initiative is extended north of the border. The scheme...
Read moreSSK Recruitment, the County Durham company which focuses particularly on jobs in the construction, industrial, engineering and education sectors, is set to expand across the region hot on the heels of its launch this spring. Set up in March 2018...
Read moreWe take our weekly look at some of the appointments and promotions across the housebuilding industry and its supply chain. Edward McAlpine, Sir Robert McAlpine Edward McAlpine will take over as new chairman of the construction group Sir Robert...
Read moreAs the number of First Time Buyers drops in September and Help to Buy is faces its final curtain, should banks and building societies be picking up the slack to help generation rent onto the property ladder? There were 29,400 new first-time buyer...
Read moreA new report from the NHBC Foundation highlights how trailblazing developers are exploring the use of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC). The new report, ‘Modern methods of construction: who’s doing what?’, found that developers at the...
Read moreWhen looking at the total split across the whole of the UK, the 270 districts that voted Leave have seen house prices increase by an average of 9.5% since June 2016; conversely, prices across districts to vote Remain have seen an average increase...
Read moreSeveral factors including macro-economic factors shape and affect the planning system, said Professor Whitehead, as she gave an economist’s view of the housing crisis at the annual RTPI Nathaniel Lichfield Lecture on 8 November, World Town...
Read moreConstruction activity in Ireland rose moderately during October, with the pace of expansion the slowest since March 2015. Growth of new business also eased, but the rate of job creation quickened to a three-month high. Meanwhile, input costs rose...
Read moreThe group issued a trading statement saying it was on target to deliver a 20% increase in dividends to its shareholders, despite political headwinds. Pete Redfern, Chief Executive, said, “We have delivered a strong performance during the...
Read moreMcCarthy & Stone’s full year results to 31 August revealed the extent of a challenging year. Revenue increased by 2% to £672m (FY17: £661m), however underlying operating profit decreased by 30% to £68m (FY17: £96m). The group said the...
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