In this guest post, MD of The Strategic Land Group, Paul Smith, assesses the state of current Government housing policy.
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Save our businesses, SMEs tell Sunak
Almost 200 small and medium-sized developers call on Sunak to unblock housebuilding constraints, as house prices continue to fall.
Matt Fleming: “I’d like to think that if I’m going into a meeting, people are pleased to see me.”
As the face of MarketCast, Executive Chairman of AF Oliver and “eternal optimist”, Matt Fleming is a busy man. Here, he talks to Housing View about starting a £60m company from his business partner’s bedroom, his market predictions for the next few months…and *those* shirts.
House prices remain stable, as Homes England placed under review
Nationwide have revealed that house prices remained stable in June, as Homes England are put under review and ilke Homes go into administration.
Summer slowdown starts early as house prices remain flat in June
Rightmove reveals the first monthly fall in house prices this year, as Prince William suggests plans to build social housing on his estate.
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.
The gentrification of social housing
In this guest post, former Chief Executive of Midland Heart, Tom Murtha, looks at whether social housing providers have lost their core values.