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Northern regions overtake London in housebuilding growth
New data from the Regional Construction Hotspots in Great Britain 2018 report by industry analysts Barbour ABI and the Construction Products Association, shows London's homebuilders have been outpaced by the rest of Great Britain as investment in housebuilding dropped to its lowest value in six years.
The value of good acoustics in housebuilding
Excessive noise is not just an irritant – it can have a real impact on our quality of life, health and wellbeing. David Garritt, a member of the Association of Noise Consultants (ANC), signposts professionals in the housebuilding sector to some of the ways acoustics can help mitigate the issue
Improving productivity in housebuilding through BatiScript
Mobile, hand-held technology fostering greater collaboration and efficiency could have a crucial role in boosting productivity in housebuilding.
Review highlights requirements to speed up housebuilding
A review of housebuilding has stressed the need for changes to the current system to ensure new homes are built faster to help meet government targets
Contractors selected for £1.5bn Scottish housebuilding framework
Twenty building contractors have been confirmed for a £1.5bn local authority housebuilding framework in Scotland
Beast from the East chills housebuilding in Q1
Housebuilding reached the second highest point in a decade during the 2017-18 financial year but the freezing start to 2018 saw a sharp drop in activity, according to new statistics
BIM pilot project reveals the housebuilding sector could save millions
A BIM pilot project headed by Stewart Milne Timber Solutions, has shown that technology and collaborative working throughout the housebuilding, sector could save the industry more than £500 million a year.
TfL releases land site for housebuilding
Over 1,000 new homes are on track as Transport for London (TfL) releases its largest land site so far for home-building
Housebuilding falls as UK construction output ‘nears stagnation’ in January
Construction output growth faded to "near-stagnation" levels in January as residential building activity contracted, new orders declined and business activity growth fell to a four-month low
Land banking review to accelerate housebuilding
Head of the land banking review Sir Oliver Letwin has committed to seeking “practical, non-partisan recommendations” to accelerate housebuilding
Homes England: Government launches new agency to boost housebuilding
A new national housing agency, Homes England, to boost housebuilding by bringing together planning expertise and new land buying powers has been launched by housing secretary Sajid Javid
Research illustrates importance of foreign labour in UK housebuilding
Housebuilders in the UK are heavily reliant on foreign labour and will need continued access to skilled EU workers post Brexit to deliver the Government’s housing targets a new census of the workforce shows
Sadiq Khan urges chancellor to support housebuilding in London
Sadiq Khan wants the Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond to take emergency action to support housebuilding in the forthcoming Budget
Khan calls for government investment to double housebuilding
Massive government investment is needed to help London double its housebuilding and ramp up the number of new affordable homes, Mayor Sadiq Khan has warned
Planning regulations should be relaxed to encourage more housebuilding
To stabilise housing prices, make home ownership affordable and encourage more housebuilding planning regulations need to be loosened
Planning reforms are necessary to increase the rate of housebuilding
Speeding up the “drip-fed” housebuilding process requires serious planning reforms, says think tank Civitas
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Infrastructure challenges are a major barrier to housebuilding
To build homes faster there must be a focus on overcoming infrastructure challenges, says Natalie Elphicke, Chief Executive, The Housing & Finance Institute
Housebuilding agenda should not mean poor performing properties
Simon Storer, Chief Executive, BRUFMA explains why the government's housebuilding agenda should focus on the quality of new builds as well as the quantity
CDM 2015 to remain unchanged following review into cutting housebuilding red...
The government will the leave the CDM Regulation 2015 unchanged following a review into the housebuilding sector
Construction industry starts the year on a high with housebuilding dominating
A new analysis from Barbour ABI has revealed the construction industry began 2017 on a good footing as the rate of housebuilding continues to climb
Housebuilding faces workforce crisis without women and young people
Research from the NHBC has warned in order to avoid a workforce crisis more must be done to attract women and young people into housebuilding
Call for evidence issued by CIOB for future housebuilding
A call for evidence into skills, materials, and technology in the housing sector has been launched
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has asked for...
MPs to consult on housebuilding capacity
A new consultation into the ability of the country to meet the demands for new homes has been launched by MPs…
The Communities and Local...
Land and skills shortages threaten housebuilding
A new survey has revealed land shortages and a lack of skilled workers could derail housebuilding targets…
Chronic shortages of both land and skilled workers...
Housebuilding activity sees slowdown
Expansion in the housebuilding sector reached its weakest level in March for more than three years, it has emerged…
The Markit/CIPS construction purchasing managers’ index...