The Government scraps nutrient neutrality rules which were blocking the delivery of thousands of new homes. Meanwhile, annual house prices fall in August at the highest rate since 2009.
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Annual house price inflation slows – but it’s not all bad news
The ONS publishes its house price index for June 2023, as Glenigan finds a “glimmer of hope” for housebuilding in its latest Construction Review.
Gove’s plans for housing delivery receive lukewarm reaction
Housing Secretary Michael Gove unveiled his plans to unlock housing delivery this week – but was met with scepticism.
Andrew Taylor: “A home is such a basic thing, yet it’s argued about all over the place.”
Andrew Taylor is a man on a mission: to change the perception of house building and heal the rifts within the industry. Here, he tells Housing View how Gove can fix the planning system with a single letter, the positivity of development, and his favourite door.
Gove returns £1.9bn budget meant to tackle housing crisis
DLUHC have returned hundreds of millions of pounds to the Treasury, as construction output falls.
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.
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.
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.
Starmer vows to “back the builders, not the blockers” in series of pledges
Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer sets out how his party will become the “party of home ownership”, as Gove continues on the warpath.
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