Government – Page 15 – Housing View

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.

Rising energy prices set to fuel further material inflation, as construction output slows

This week’s roundup looks at the latest CIPS output data, whilst rising energy prices threaten to fuel further material increases.

Government shake-up amidst planning reforms, whilst material delays stifle output

This week’s roundup looks at the latest government reshuffle, worsening material delays, and strong results from Redrow.

Barratt commits to MMC, whilst material price rises add to contractor woes

This week’s roundup reviews the latest results from three housebuilders, looks at rising material costs adding pressure to contractors, and government funding for affordable homes.