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Self-build homes scheme in England will open for applications soon

A new scheme in England to make it easier for self-build homes to be created will open for applications from Monday, the Government has said. The Help to Build scheme will enable people to overcome prohibitive mortgage costs to build a home that is ...

24 Jun 2022 at 12:05

Tory MP calls for housing targets and brands planning reforms ‘unambitious’

Annual “housing targets” should be set across England to make sure planned new homes are built, ministers have been told. Conservative MP Huw Merriman (Bexhill and Battle) branded the Government’s planning reform proposals in the Levelling Up and ...

16 May 2022 at 18:55

Personal Finance

New detached home registrations at 20-year high, says NHBC

The number of new detached homes being registered increased to the highest level in nearly 20 years in the first quarter of this year, according to an industry body. Some 16,090 registrations for detached homes were recorded in the first quarter ...

18 May 2022 at 16:25

Government committed to 300,000 homes per year target – Gove

Michael Gove has said the Government remains committed to its target of building 300,000 new homes a year. The Conservative Party’s 2019 manifesto pledged to “continue progress towards our target of 300,000 homes year by the mid-2020s”. ...

30 Oct 2022 at 11:48

Gove to water down housebuilding targets after threat of Tory rebellion

The Government is set to water down housebuilding targets after “well over 100 Tory MPs” threatened to rebel over planning reform. In a letter to MPs on Monday, seen by the PA news agency, Communities Secretary Michael Gove said the ...

05 Dec 2022 at 19:44

City

Berkeley Group to take ‘cautious’ approach as sales drop

Housebuilder Berkeley Group has said it is taking a “cautious” approach to releasing new phases of developments to the market amid continued “volatility” in the UK property sector. The company nevertheless kept its outlook for the ...

10 Mar 2023 at 08:02

Personal Finance

Wet weather and economic challenges ‘dampened house building in early 2024’

The number of new homes being registered fell by a fifth annually in the first quarter of 2024, amid poor weather conditions, skills shortages and economic challenges, according to an industry body. Some 21,967 new homes were ...

13 May 2024 at 11:44

National News

House building steps up post pandemic across the country

Construction of over 2,000 new residential homes is expected to begin in the coming weeks, latest figures show. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has published commencement notices data for February ...

23 Mar 2022 at 09:33

Scotland

Administrators ponder how to support buyers after Stewart Milne Group collapse

Administrators are working to protect homebuyers stuck in “limbo” following the collapse of housebuilders Stewart Milne Group, a Scottish Government minister has said. Wellbeing Economy Secretary Neil Gray met with ...

11 Jan 2024 at 09:22

Gove defends housing targets climbdown to avert Tory revolt

A climbdown over housing targets in the face of a mass revolt by Tory MPs makes the Government look “strong”, Michael Gove claimed. The Government has watered down local housebuilding targets to avoid the first ...

06 Dec 2022 at 13:43

City

Vistry plans ramp up in housebuilding this year

Housebuilder Vistry has said it plans to ramp up its construction speed this year, delivering more than 17,500 homes. The business said that it would accelerate the rate at which it was building from 16,118 ...

14 Mar 2024 at 13:35

Affordable housing loan scheme gets £3bn uplift to build 20,000 new homes

A Government-backed loan fund known as the affordable homes scheme is getting a £3 billion boost, which is expected to deliver 20,000 new homes. The fund, opening for applications on Monday, aims to give ...

12 Feb 2024 at 00:01

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