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Housebuilding increases but completions remain below pre-pandemic levels

The number of new homes being built in Scotland has failed to return to pre-Covid levels, new figures show. Housebuilding slumped across the country during the pandemic, with 14,867 new properties completed in 2020-21. New figures from the Scottish ...

05 Oct 2022 at 14:53

City

Watchdog drops case against Barratt Homes in leasehold mis-selling scandal

An investigation into alleged mis-selling by housebuilder Barratt Homes has been dropped by the competition watchdog after it found “insufficient” evidence to take legal action. Four of the UK’s biggest housebuilders came under scrutiny from the ...

16 Aug 2022 at 15:19

City

Labour and material shortages to drag down building volumes for Persimmon

The cost impact of labour shortages and supply chain disruption on the housebuilding sector will be picked apart by investors when Persimmon unveils its half-year financial results on Wednesday. In July, the housebuilding giant warned that a ...

16 Aug 2022 at 14:25

Personal Finance

Housebuilding makes ‘solid return’ to pre-pandemic levels – industry body

Housebuilding in the UK has made a solid return to pre-coronavirus pandemic levels, according to an industry body. Some 40,289 new homes were completed in the second quarter, 16% higher than the second quarter of 2021, the National House ...

09 Aug 2022 at 12:10

Housebuilders boosted by stamp duty cuts and moves to free up planning

Housebuilders have seen shares lift higher after the Chancellor’s move to slash stamp duty and reform Britain’s planning system. Vistry – formerly known as Bovis Homes – and rivals Countryside and Crest Nicholson enjoyed solid gains in ...

23 Sept 2022 at 12:59

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 ...

18 May 2022 at 16:25

Construction sector continues growth as price increases ease

The rapid cost increases in the construction sector showed further signs of easing off in February after months of heavy rises, according to new survey data. Builders reported they were still facing problems in supply chains, and ...

04 Mar 2022 at 11:25

Rising costs hit orders for UK construction firms

Rising costs and economic worries started to restrict growth in the UK’s construction sector last month, but businesses are still expanding, new data show. An influential survey found that the increased prices that companies are ...

06 May 2022 at 11:25

Construction companies see six-month highs in rising costs

Rises in construction costs soared back to six-month highs in March after briefly dipping in February. According to a well-respected survey of construction businesses around the country, February had seen a nearly year-low in ...

06 Apr 2022 at 11:55

Construction sector rebound overshadowed by mounting gloom over outlook

Britain’s construction sector saw a return to growth in September but new figures also revealed gathering gloom amid rising interest rates, soaring costs and the threat of recession. The latest S&P Global/CIPS construction ...

06 Oct 2022 at 12:20

City

Housebuilding sector to come under spotlight with a trio of results

Investors will get a good idea of how the housing market is faring with a trio of leading housebuilders unveiling financial results next week. Barratt Developments, Berkeley Group and Vistry are all set to update ...

02 Sept 2022 at 16:25

City

Barratt warns of ‘marked slowdown’ in housing market

The boss of housebuilding giant Barratt Developments has warned of a “marked slowdown” in the UK housing market over the past six months. The FTSE 100 firm said “political and economic uncertainty” affected the ...

11 Jan 2023 at 10:14

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