Government – Page 15 – Housing View

House price growth slows, as construction sector contracts

Halifax, Zoopla and Nationwide all published their house price indices this week, whilst data reveals a slump in construction growth.

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?

House prices rise by over 10 per cent in twelve months

Rightmove publish their house price index for May, whilst the Housing Minister pledges to tackle resource challenges.

Proposed Building Safety Levy extension provokes backlash

This week saw angry back-and-forth correspondence between the Government, developers and product manufacturers, as the cladding remediation saga continues.

Sunak’s spring statement offers little industry support, as five-star builders revealed

Rishi Sunak delivered his Spring Statement this week, whilst the HBF reveal their latest Customer Survey Satisfaction results.

Nationwide HPI reveals strong start to the year, as Levelling Up white paper finally published

The Government’s ‘Levelling Up’ white paper is finally published. What does it say about housing in the UK?

New starts and completions fall in quarter, whilst Government provides housing boost

NHBC figures show that new housing starts and completions fall in the quarter, whilst the Government announces a £1.8bn fund for brownfield housing.

Energy crisis will increase material prices further, amidst slowing construction output

Economists warn that the energy crisis will have a knock-on effect on construction material costs, whilst ONS data shows construction slowing in August.