Annual house price growth continues to slow, as Government falls far short of housing target

Nationwide have published their house price index for August, revealing a fall in annual growth, whilst the Government’s target for 160,000 new homes falls woefully short.

Truss vows to abolish housebuilding targets, as market remains optimistic despite cooling

The Office for National Statistics and Rightmove published their house price indices this week, as Liz Truss states that she will scrap current Government housebuilding targets.

New Housing Secretary appointed, as latest construction safety data published

This week has seen a change in Housing Secretary, in a busy week for UK politics. Meanwhile, the Health and Safety Executive publish their latest construction statistics.

Six years of Housing Secretaries – who has done the most for the industry?

In six years, the housebuilding industry has seen four Secretaries of State. Each had an impact on the sector – but who has done the most?