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Greg Hill, Deputy CEO at Hill, comments on the appointment on another Housing Minister

Monday, 9th July 2018

Greg Hill, Deputy Chief Executive at top 20 UK housebuilder Hill, comments: “Over the last 20 years we have seen no less than 17 Housing Ministers with each spending an average of just 16 months in the position. If we are... View Article

U.K. Government likely to miss annual housebuilding target by 50,000, 86% of housebuilders and developers say

Monday, 9th July 2018

Knight Frank has released its annual Housebuilding report, which states that 86% of housebuilders believe construction of 250,000 additional homes a year is the maximum achievable amount by 2022, falling short of the government’s 300,000 target. Just 1% of respondents,... View Article

Apartment prices rising faster than any other property type, new data reveals

Friday, 29th June 2018

Newly released data from Halifax has shown that the average UK apartment has increased in value by £1,251 per month over the past five years, rising by £75,074 over the period. Although apartments make up just 15 per cent of... View Article

The Berkeley Group Holdings final results

Wednesday, 20th June 2018

The Berkeley Group Holdings plc (“Berkeley”) today announces its audited results for the financial year ended 30 April 2018. Berkeley is the country’s leading place-maker, operating principally in London and the South East, balancing strong operational performance with a desire... View Article

Construction needs urgent government intervention to boost output

Monday, 11th June 2018

Unite, the UK’s construction union, has called for urgent government intervention in the construction industry after figures published by the ONS today (11 June) revealed that the industry contracted by 3.4 per cent in the three months to April. Unite... View Article

Alarm bells over construction output fall, says FMB

Monday, 11th June 2018

The Beast from the East, rising costs and Brexit are to blame for the sharp drop in construction output, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has said in response to the April 2018 construction output figures published by the Office for National... View Article

From the Editor

Thursday, 7th June 2018

Following the publication of her review into the Grenfell Tower tragedy, Dame Judith Hackitt said the system of regulation and oversight in construction is “broken,” and you can only conclude that she believes that the devastating fire may have been... View Article

Construction SMEs expect high quality work and engagement with new technologies to deliver future business success

Thursday, 7th June 2018

Construction SMEs have a forward-thinking approach to business and are willing to adapt to new working practices, a survey from Constructionline has shown. The survey undertaken by the supply chain and procurement experts, shows that SMEs are very aware of... View Article

UK construction activity growth remains subdued in May

Wednesday, 6th June 2018

Latest PMI data signalled only a modest improvement in UK construction activity midway through the second quarter, with the pace of expansion matching that registered in April. Commercial activity growth accelerated to a three month high in May; however, softer... View Article

Overconfidence on productivity is hampering construction firms’ performance

Wednesday, 30th May 2018

New research from Be the Business, the new organisation created to improve the productivity of UK firms, finds that the vast majority of construction bosses rate their skills highly relative to their peers. However, they invest little time in making... View Article

Government must be realistic about skills of construction T Level students, says FMB

Wednesday, 30th May 2018

The Government must be realistic about the capabilities and work-readiness of students who have completed construction T Levels, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Commenting on the Government’s response to the T Level consultation, Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the FMB,... View Article

Let’s face the music and dance

Wednesday, 11th April 2018

James Parker looks at the prospects for house building and gives his forthright views on Brexit. Yes, the weather has been appalling in recent weeks – and certain world leaders might be more than troublesome – but you can’t blame... View Article

Do we need a use it or lose it approach to landbanking?

Tuesday, 6th March 2018

Editor of Housebuilder & Developer, James Parker looks at whether government needs to do more to get housebuilding moving. Depending on who you listen to, the number of unbuilt housing sites with planning permission is either shamefully high or scandalously... View Article

Mark Robinson, Scape Group Chief Executive, comments on Markit / CIPS UK Construction PMI:

Tuesday, 6th March 2018

“Todays data continues to show the UK construction industry facing significant challenges – the increasing cost of materials and staff pressures is having an impact on the sector’s confidence, which is compounded with continued uncertainty over Brexit. It is essential... View Article

Carillion: the high cost of low margins

Tuesday, 30th January 2018

It would have been nice to have started 2018 on a high note, however the liquidation of Carillion is a catastrophe not only for the firm but the wider industry. Beyond the mayhem for the careers of the private and... View Article

Outlook for UK Build to Rent in 2018

Thursday, 11th January 2018

2018 is going to be an important year for the UK’s Build to Rent (BtR) sector. As the industry flows into the next stage of its evolution, we’re going to start to see clear winners and losers emerge in the... View Article

Mark Farmer responds to Communities and Local Government Select Committee report on the capacity of the housebuilding industry in the UK

Tuesday, 2nd May 2017

Mark Farmer, CEO of Cast and the author of a government-commissioned review into the construction industry, said: “This report from the Communities and Local Government Select Committee on the capacity of the homebuilding industry has clearly ratified the fact that... View Article

Construction skills shortage gets worse, warns FMB

Tuesday, 31st January 2017

The skills shortage in the construction industry has got worse and has now spread beyond bricklayers and carpenters to other key trades, according to the latest research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The FMB’s State of Trade Survey... View Article

Rob Weaver from Property Partner comments on November Nationwide House Price Index

Thursday, 1st December 2016

Rob Weaver, Director of Investments at property crowdfunding platform Property Partner, comments: “Onwards and slowly but surely upwards seems to be the trend with a mildly stronger performance in November.” “The housing market is showing remarkable resilience in spite of... View Article

Leading north-west engineering consultants comments on new construction figures published

Friday, 15th July 2016

Commenting on the monthly construction figures published by the ONS today which show a significant decrease in output, Rob Domeney, head of the Manchester office of RSK Group, the leading environmental and engineering consultants, said: “This is not surprising, as although the construction industry overall in the North West has seen... View Article