Rightmove reveals the first monthly fall in house prices this year, as Prince William suggests plans to build social housing on his estate.
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Troubled developer ilke Homes up for sale
Modular developer ilke Homes put itself up for sale this week. Meanwhile, Bellway issue a trading update and the NHBC announce their Quality Award winners.
Halifax reports first annual house price fall for over a decade
The latest house price index by mortgage lender Halifax reveals the first annual fall since 2012, as planning permissions also drop.
Skills shortage overtakes material costs as housing’s biggest challenge
A new report predicts that the skills shortage will soon become construction’s largest challenge, as house prices fall.
Gloomy market predictions looking “increasingly unlikely”, as house prices rise
Rightmove publish their house price index for May, as a new report sets out solutions to unlocking housing supply in England.
Starmer vows to “back the builders, not the blockers” in series of pledges
Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer sets out how his party will become the “party of home ownership”, as Gove continues on the warpath.
House price report reveals north-south divide in property growth
Halifax publish their house price index for April. Meanwhile, the market slump in Q1 2023 reveals itself in official figures.
“Worst is behind us”, as house prices stabilise
Nationwide and Zoopla both report a stabilising of house prices; but the impact of the mini-budget becomes clear.
Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon report lower forecast completions in 2023
Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon both published trading updates this week, as Rightmove reveal house price performance in April.
London no longer the world’s most expensive city to build in
A report by Arcadis finds that London is no longer the most expensive city to build in, as house prices in the capital fall.
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