All housebuilders articles
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NewsCrest Nicholson rejects two takeover bids from Bellway
£650m offer “significantly undervalued” business says housebuilder
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CommentWhy do we keep missing the government’s housing delivery target?
The housing market is not dysfunctional, it is the planning system that is holding back development, writes Paul Smith
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FeaturesTop 50 Housebuilders 2023: The calm before the storm
Despite a year of turbulence in the housing sector, the year’s Top 50 rankings largely record the growth period seen before Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini Budget imploded the market last year. Joey Gardiner sees what the numbers say about who’s up and who’s down
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NewsHousebuilders hail ‘very welcome’ shake up of nutrient neutrality rules
Housing secretary will table laws ending Natural England’s legal ‘requirement’ to block housebuilding in at risk areas
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NewsVistry renegotiating contracts with suppliers after fall in prices
Housebuilder says cost savings will allow it to keep on building
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NewsGove rips up compromises on cladding pledge contract
Housebuilders set for confrontation with housing secretary over legal wording underpinning £2bn cladding pledge
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FeaturesHelp to Buy: It’s the end of an era
The final applications have been submitted and the government’s equity loan scheme in England is due to wind up on 31 March next year. Emily Twinch considers what impact this will have on housebuilders.
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NewsGreenhalgh: we will follow through on threats if housebuilders don’t pay up
Building safety minister tells Building Building Safety Act powers are ‘not for show’
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NewsPersimmon calls for £3bn levy to take account of contributions already made
Housebuilder pledges to work with government to ensure controversial £3bn levy is ‘fair’
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FeaturesThe true cost of Gove’s new cladding policy on the housing sector
Michael Gove’s announcement that housebuilders will foot the £4bn cladding repair bill sparked a share price nosedive. Is the City overreacting?
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FeaturesHoming in on net zero: do housebuilder pledges add up?
Housebuilders have been bigging up their green credentials of late – but how well are they really doing, asks Joey Gardiner
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CommentWe are learning the lessons of the past
The country’s listed housebuilders are being battered, but they are in better shape than 12 years ago
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NewsUncertain economic prospects rein in housebuilders’ salaries
Directors’ salaries at housebuilders still above inflation but fail to match previous years’ increases, Building survey finds
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NewsBarratt to launch 16 new sites across Scotland
Housebuilder says it plans to build 3,400 homes on sites
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News'Think of local communities', Brokenshire tells housing developers
Housing secretary says focus shouldn’t just be on numbers of homes being built
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NewsHousebuilders urge planning reform as government reveals new homes schemes
Potential of sites will held back until ministers grasp the nettle, say trade groups
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NewsBeal Homes submits plans for £130m Yorkshire housing scheme
Family-owned housebuilder set to develop its largest scheme to date
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NewsFormer architecture minister takes aim at housebuilders
Ed Vaizey says companies are not doing enough to embrace new technology
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NewsContractors up salaries as competition for staff grows
Site managers among those benefiting from tug-of-war with housebuilders eager to poach talent