Is the housing industry producing too many separate reports, instead of coming together to send a single unified message to Government?
Tag Archives: housebuilding
Why isn’t modular housebuilding a success?
With news that modular housebuilder Modulous has entered administration, we explore why, and ask: is there a place for prefabricated housing in the future?
Organisations call for housing policy reform as more developers enter administration
Three housing organisations call for meaningful policy change ahead of a General Election, as several developers post trading updates – and some fall into administration.
I was going to change the world. I wish I’d chosen a different career instead
Jane Eyles has worked in the affordable housing sector for over three decades. Here, she talks about ‘That Culture’, how she sought to change the world, and the words which made her question everything.
Thousands of construction firms on the brink of bankruptcy
Reports reveal thousands of construction companies facing insolvency due to a slump in the market, as annual house prices fall.
House prices to fall until 2025 as industry recession continues
Lloyds Group predict that house prices will fall in 2024, as the Construction Products Association also downgrades their forecast for next year.
Bellway and Barratt reveal gloomy market forecasts
Barratt and Bellway both publish gloomy trading updates this week, as house price growth in October falls to its lowest level since 2008.
Labour government to reform housebuilding, says Starmer
Sir Kier Starmer pledges to unlock housebuilding at the Labour Party Conference this week. Meanwhile, material merchants see profits hit by poor market demand.
UK planning system under scrutiny as multiple reports published
Several firms issue reports on the broken planning system, voicing suggestions for improvements and highlighting the root causes of ongoing challenges.
Race and housing: have we made any progress in forty years?
In 1983, Tom Murtha wrote a report exposing the housing association sector for its lack of diversity. Forty years on, he asks: has anything changed?
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