Posts Tagged ‘new homes’
Shelter’s independent commission calls for huge expansion in public housebuilding
A landmark report by Shelter’s social housing commission calls for an ambitious 3.1 million new homes, extending the offer of social housing to many more people. After the Grenfell Tower fire, the charity brought together 16 independent commissioners with diverse backgrounds from across the political spectrum to examine the housing crisis in England as it…
Read MoreAlmost £300 million government investment to deliver more homes across England
Government Investment to unlock more homes across England announced yesterday 21st March 2018. Almost £300 million government investment in Greater Manchester, the West of England and Oxfordshire is set to help deliver thousands of much-needed new homes for local communities, Housing Secretary Sajid Javid announced 21 March 2018. Greater Manchester is set to receive £68…
Read MoreAnnouncement to build 300,000 homes a year in the UK expected in Autumn budget.
New homes will be high on the agenda in this weeks budget according to speculation and comments from the Chancellor Philip Hammond, it is expected he will announce plans to build 300,000 homes a year in the UK. The chancellor is also expected to announce new powers for local councils when it comes to planning…
Read MoreNHBC reports the highest number of new home registrations for 10 years in their third quarter report.
The NHBC reports the highest number of new home registrations for 10 years in their third quarter report. The NHBC reports that in the period July – September: The number of registrations was 37936, a 6% increase on last year (35,946). Of these: Private sector registrations in Q3 2017 increased by 9% (29,083), compared with…
Read MoreNew homes saving owners hundreds of pounds a year in energy bills says HBF
A new report recently released by the House Builders Federation (HBF) highlights that ‘New build homes save owners £629 a year on energy bills.’ New Homes being built in England and Wales are considerably more energy efficient than their predecessors, saving owners hundreds of pounds a year in energy bills, says the report. The report…
Read MoreDemand for new homes remains strong says NHBC
NHBC’s latest new home registration statistics reveals that more than 13,500 new homes were registered to be built in August, an increase of 9% compared to a year ago. During June – August 2017, the number of NHBC new home registrations was 38,360 compared to 37,145 in the same period last year. Of these: 28,866 were…
Read MoreNew home registrations remain stable in the second quarter of 2017 according to NHBC
NHBC Q2 2017 statistics, released yesterday 9th August 2017 headlined ‘Latest new home registrations in line with 2016, reports NHBC’. The number of registrations was 40,343, a 1% decrease on last year (40,810). Of these: Private sector registrations in Q2 2017 decreased by 7% (29,123), compared with the same period in 2016 (31,381). Affordable sector…
Read MoreTrading Update – Bellway expects Housing Revenue to increase
Bellway today issued a trading update for the year ended 31 July 2017 ahead of its preliminary results announcement on Tuesday 17 October 2017. In the update they state: Housing revenue is expected to increase by over 13% to £2.5 billion (2016 – £2,204.6 million). Ted Ayres, Chief Executive, commented: “A focus on delivering growth,…
Read MoreBuilding new UK homes on car parks.
An interesting news report this week from JLL Residential headlined ‘Car Parks Could Provide 400,000 New UK Homes’. The latest research paper from JLL ‘Driving Innovation’ highlights the potential to develop circa 400,000 homes on car parks in the UK’s town and city centres. The report mentions that in the vast majority of cases it…
Read MoreBarratt Developments PLC well on track for the full year
Barratt Developments PLC yesterday 12th January issued a trading update in respect of the six months ended 31 December 2016 ahead of publication of its interim results on 22 February 2017. They stated in the highlights that overall market conditions are healthy with strong demand in the period for new homes. David Thomas, Chief Executive…
Read More£3 billion Home Building Fund
Last week at the Conservative Party Conference, Communities Secretary Sajid Javid announced new housing measures and that a housing white paper will be published later this year with further ‘significant’ measures to meet the government’s ambition of 1million new homes by 2020. As part of the government’s action to tackle the housing deficit and ensure…
Read MoreNew home registrations up overall reports NHBC
According to the NHBC latest new home registration statistics a total of 41,222 new homes were registered by in Q2 throughout the UK. In the private sector 31,753 new homes were registered, a 6% increase on the 30,086 a year ago. The public and affordable sector was down 13% with 9,469 new homes registered compared…
Read MoreAnother year of strong performance
Barratt Developments PLC yesterday issued a trading update headlined ‘Another year of strong performance’ for the year ended 30 June 2016 ahead of its annual results announcement on Wednesday 7 September 2016. To see the update in full click here Commenting on the results David Thomas, Chief Executive said: “We have delivered another strong performance…
Read MoreTips and tricks for selling your home
Maybe you want to start a new chapter of your life next year? Maybe you’re considering retiring to the countryside? Whatever the reason, you’ll want to ensure you get the maximum price for your home when you do put it on the market. This isn’t the easiest of tasks, but if you want to get…
Read MoreAmbition to deliver 1 million homes by 2020
Housebuilding Industry and Government announce shared ambition to increase housing output. The Home Builders Federation (HBF), on behalf of its larger members, share the Government’s ambition to deliver ONE MILLION HOMES by 2020. HBF and its members recognise that delivering 1 million homes requires significant further action from the house building sector and that there…
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