In this guest post, MD of The Strategic Land Group, Paul Smith, assesses the state of current Government housing policy.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
“Worst is behind us”, as house prices stabilise
Nationwide and Zoopla both report a stabilising of house prices; but the impact of the mini-budget becomes clear.
Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon report lower forecast completions in 2023
Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon both published trading updates this week, as Rightmove reveal house price performance in April.
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