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  • How to find the right housebuilding sites

    |Date: 18 December, 2018
    How to find the right housebuilding sites

    How to find the right housebuilding sites

    Alli Gay of CHI Homes advises on finding the right housebuilding sites. Availability of land The site’s l ...

    Alli Gay of CHI Homes advises on finding the right housebuilding sites. Availability of land The site’s location is vital for resale, so choose carefully. Do your homework and stick to locations that ...

    18 December, 2018
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  • House building advice for small developers

    |Date: 25 November, 2018
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    House building advice for small developers

    Alli Gay of CHI Homes reveals the planning challenges facing small developers. We face very dif ...

    Alli Gay of CHI Homes reveals the planning challenges facing small developers. We face very different planning challenges to the national house builders. Indeed, more than half of small buil ...

    25 November, 2018
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  • Editor’s Viewpoint: Stock in Trade

    |Date: 10 October, 2018
    Editor's Viewpoint: Stock in Trade

    Editor’s Viewpoint: Stock in Trade

    The overall level of housebuilding activity in the country, the quality and extent of repair and maintena ...

    The overall level of housebuilding activity in the country, the quality and extent of repair and maintenance and measures to encourage occupiers to improve their properties are all vital issues for th ...

    10 October, 2018
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  • Housebuilders Plugging the Housing Gap

    |Date: 29 January, 2018
    Housebuilders Plugging the Housing Gap

    Housebuilders Plugging the Housing Gap

    Housebuilders are investing in modern methods of construction and skills to address a number of industry ...

    Housebuilders are investing in modern methods of construction and skills to address a number of industry challenges as it looks to deliver growth and new homes for the future, according to new researc ...

    29 January, 2018
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  • Developing Customer Confidence in New Build Properties

    |Date: 22 January, 2018
    Developing Customer Confidence in New Build Properties

    Developing Customer Confidence in New Build Properties

    Buying a new build home is an exciting and attractive prospect for many people and the need for the UK to ...

    Buying a new build home is an exciting and attractive prospect for many people and the need for the UK to build more new homes is a well-documented issue. Yet, new build homes are far from achieving u ...

    22 January, 2018
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  • Housebuilder CEO: Opportunity & Uncertainty in 2018

    |Date: 4 January, 2018
    Housebuilder CEO: Opportunity & Uncertainty in 2018

    Housebuilder CEO: Opportunity & Uncertainty in 2018

    Karl Hick, CEO of Lincolnshire housebuilder Larkfleet Homes, predicts that the new homes market in 2018 i ...

    Karl Hick, CEO of Lincolnshire housebuilder Larkfleet Homes, predicts that the new homes market in 2018 is set to benefit from the budget that was delivered towards the end of last year by Chancellor ...

    4 January, 2018
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  • Is Japanese Knotweed Deterring Potential Homebuyers?

    |Date: 9 July, 2017
    Is Japanese Knotweed Deterring Potential Homebuyers?

    Is Japanese Knotweed Deterring Potential Homebuyers?

    New YouGov research suggests a high level of anxiety around Japanese knotweed and alarming levels of myth ...

    New YouGov research suggests a high level of anxiety around Japanese knotweed and alarming levels of myth and misinformation New research reveals that 78% of those aware of the infamous Japanese knotw ...

    9 July, 2017
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  • SMEs Central to May’s Housebuilding Vision, Says FMB

    |Date: 22 May, 2017
    SMEs Central to May's Housebuilding Vision, Says FMB

    SMEs Central to May’s Housebuilding Vision, Says FMB

    Theresa May must put SME house builders at the heart of her ambitious plans for housing, the Federation o ...

    Theresa May must put SME house builders at the heart of her ambitious plans for housing, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has said in response to the release of the Conservative Party’s manifes ...

    22 May, 2017
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  • Housebuilding on the Rise in August

    |Date: 22 September, 2016
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    Housebuilding on the Rise in August

    It’s good news for the residential sector, which saw an increase in the value of contracts of 13 per cent ...

    It’s good news for the residential sector, which saw an increase in the value of contracts of 13 per cent compared to the same time last year According to the August edition of the Economic & Cons ...

    22 September, 2016
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  • Council Tax Misuse Hitting SME House Builders, Warns FMB

    |Date: 15 February, 2016
    Council Tax Misuse Hitting SME House Builders, Warns FMB

    Council Tax Misuse Hitting SME House Builders, Warns FMB

    Central Government must prevent local authorities from hindering SME developers with unfair Council Tax b ...

    Central Government must prevent local authorities from hindering SME developers with unfair Council Tax burdens, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has warned ahead of the Budget Statement. Brian ...

    15 February, 2016
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  • NHBC Reports House-Building Growth Over Past Year

    |Date: 28 January, 2016
    NHBC Reports House-Building Growth Over Past Year

    NHBC Reports House-Building Growth Over Past Year

    The number of new homes registered to be built in the UK has topped 156,000 in 2015 – a continued increas ...

    The number of new homes registered to be built in the UK has topped 156,000 in 2015 – a continued increase of 7% on the previous year, new NHBC figures have revealed. In total, 156,140 new homes were ...

    28 January, 2016
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  • IKO’s MD Argues UK Housebuilding Needs to Change

    |Date: 12 January, 2016
    IKO's MD Argues UK Housebuilding Needs to Change

    IKO’s MD Argues UK Housebuilding Needs to Change

    IKO's managing director has issued a statement arguing that due to increased flood risk, the UK needs to ...

    IKO's managing director has issued a statement arguing that due to increased flood risk, the UK needs to rethink its approach to housebuilding. IKO's Andy Williamson released the statement in response ...

    12 January, 2016
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  • Industry Responds to Housebuilding Plans

    |Date: 27 November, 2015
    Industry Responds to Housebuilding Plans

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    Industry responds to Government housebuilding plans ...

    27 November, 2015
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  • Central and Local Government Must Increase SME Spend, Says FMB

    |Date: 10 September, 2015
    Central and Local Government Must Increase SME Spend, Says FMB

    Central and Local Government Must Increase SME Spend, Says FMB

    All local authorities and housing associations should set targets to increase their spend with small busi ...

    All local authorities and housing associations should set targets to increase their spend with small businesses, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Sarah McMonagle, Head of External ...

    10 September, 2015
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  • Industry Reaction to the Summer Budget 2015

    |Date: 9 July, 2015
    Industry Reaction to the Summer Budget 2015

    Industry Reaction to the Summer Budget 2015

    As the Chancellor George Osborne announces his first budget under a majority Conservative government yest ...

    As the Chancellor George Osborne announces his first budget under a majority Conservative government yesterday (08/07/2015), we round up some of industry comments. With the Chancellor’s fiscal priorit ...

    9 July, 2015
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  • Right To Buy Scheme

    |Date: 29 May, 2015
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    Right To Buy Scheme

    Reinvigorating the ‘Right to Buy’ scheme is just recruiting a new class of Tory voters, argues town plann ...

    Reinvigorating the ‘Right to Buy’ scheme is just recruiting a new class of Tory voters, argues town planning expert Government plans to extend ‘Right to Buy’ discounts to 1.3m housing association tena ...

    29 May, 2015
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