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Text service launched to help tradespeople open up about mental health

A new initiative has been launched as part of a campaign to help tradespeople open up about their mental health. A new text service, launched by national charity Band of Builders, coincides with the return of the Big Brew – an industry-wide campaign ...

27 Sept 2022 at 10:22

City

Bellway delivers record housing revenues but cuts selling price outlook

Housebuilder Bellway has notched up record half-year housing revenues but cut its outlook for property selling prices over the year ahead. The Newcastle-based group said housing revenues rose 13% to more than £3.5 billion in the year to July 31, ...

09 Aug 2022 at 09:57

National News

Homebuilder proposes reduced garden sizes to allow more houses to be built

One of Ireland's largest homebuilders is proposing smaller gardens in urban areas to allow more homes to be built. Glenveagh Properties makes the case that current standards of a 60sq m garden for a typical three-bedroom house be cut to 40sq m. ...

04 Aug 2022 at 13:33

Band of Builders transform home to help father-of-two’s recovery

A father-of-two who had a life-changing heart attack during the Covid-19 pandemic has taken the next step on his road to recovery thanks to kind-hearted builders. Building surveyor Howard Holden, 55, suffered unexplained heart failure in his ...

07 Mar 2022 at 15:55

World

Sesame Street’s Cookie Monster, Elmo and Abby get new look for Mecha Builders

Cookie Monster, Elmo and Abby Cadabby are utterly transformed in a new Sesame Street show. The trio of furry monsters wear cool metal suits bursting with gizmos and soar through the air in their new CGI-animated show Mecha Builders, adding ...

26 Apr 2022 at 17:25

Cladding: Minister orders probe into ‘crippling’ insurance costs for residents

The insurance market is not working properly for residents stuck in buildings with unsafe cladding, and many have seen their premiums double in just a year, Communities Secretary Michael Gove has said. In a letter to the Financial Conduct ...

28 Jan 2022 at 09:25

Michael Gove meets developers to discuss funding for cladding work

Communities Secretary Michael Gove has met developers to discuss how to pay for works to rectify cladding and building safety issues. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) said Mr Gove spoke to senior ...

20 Jan 2022 at 19:55

Michael Gove meets developers over funding for cladding work

Communities Secretary Michael Gove is meeting with developers on Thursday to discuss how to pay for works to rectify cladding and building safety issues, the Home Builders Federation (HBF) said. Mr Gove is expected to discuss ...

20 Jan 2022 at 13:55

Personal Finance

Too many people live in expensive, unsuitable, poor quality homes – report

Barriers to housebuilding must be removed urgently as too many people are living in expensive, unsuitable and poor quality properties, according to a House of Lords committee. Skills shortages must be addressed, planning ...

10 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Quirky

Mum of two lost £50,000 to cowboy builder so revamped her home using only second-hand furniture

A mum of two, who lost £50,000 to a builder who “went away and never came back” after tearing down the front and back of her house, has now patched up the job using a different builder and refurbished her house using ...

18 May 2023 at 07:00

City

Barratt sees recovery in house buying from post-minibudget lows

Housebuilder Barratt Developments said the number of homes customers are reserving has continued to bounce back after struggling in the last few months of 2022. The company said it sold 0.3 homes per week in each ...

03 May 2023 at 10:06

City

Big four housebuilders sign up to post-Grenfell cladding pledge

Five of the UK’s big housebuilders have signed new deals with the Government designed to ensure they fix cladding problems that were discovered after the Grenfell fire. Persimmon, Taylor Wimpey, Crest Nicholson, ...

13 Mar 2023 at 15:45

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