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Help to Buy hailed as success by housebuilders
Help to Buy hailed as success by housebuilders
A report released by the Home Builders Federation this week has called the Help to Buy scheme an unm...Read More
Brexit cited as reason for construction slowdown
Brexit cited as reason for construction slowdown
The latest construction industry purchasing managers index (PMI) has dropped from a high of 55.8 in ...Read More
Ambitious environmental building target for London
Ambitious environmental building target for London
London has joined 18 other worldwide cities in a commitment to ensure that all new buildings will op...Read More
Landlords hiding potentially dangerous cladding from government
Landlords hiding potentially dangerous cladding from government
The director of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Gary Strong has stated that private la...Read More
Poll shows lack of confidence in Government
Poll shows lack of confidence in Government
A poll carried out this week by Building magazine of industry attitudes has found that many feel tha...Read More
Campaigners say councils should be able to buy land more cheaply
Campaigners say councils should be able to buy land more cheaply
A coalition of campaign groups has suggested that old laws should be updated to allow councils to bu...Read More
Planning permission success depends on location
Planning permission success depends on location
Official figures from the Ministry of Housing and Local Government for the first three months of thi...Read More
Offsite construction receives backing
Offsite construction receives backing
A House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has produced a 60-page report that backs the need ...Read More