In 2024, the number of registered company insolvencies in England and Wales was 23,872, 5% lower than the number of insolvencies in 2023, which saw the highest annual number since 1993. The construction industry experienced the highest number of insolvencies in the 12 months to November 2024 at 4,102, which makes up 17% of all […]
Aarin Chiekrie, equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown:: “Taylor Wimpey remains on solid ground, despite a steep share price decline in the final months of 2024 as the UK Budget, sticky mortgage rates and economic fears weighed on the whole sector. Underlying performance was good, with sales rates having improved over the last year and completions coming […]
The Planning Alliance, a multi-disciplinary group of cross-sector, built environment organisations, has kicked off the process of hiring a Programme Manager to lead the implementation of an action plan to improve public sector planning. The Planning Alliance initiative is being managed by the Planning Officers Society (POS), with the support of a core group that includes the Ministry of […]
The National Federation of Builders (NFB), in partnership with Interclass, Genius Within, and CITB, is proud to announce the launch of a new Neurodiversity in Construction Training Programme. Designed to build knowledge and skills around neurodiversity in the workplace, this initiative aims to develop a culture of inclusivity within the construction industry. Richard Beresford, chief executive […]
The latest Housing Pipeline Report from the Home Builders Federation, containing data from Glenigan, shows a continued downward trend in planning approval figures for Q3 2024 in both the number of sites and units approved for development. With just 2,260 sites approved in the months of July to September, this marks a 10% decline from the previous […]
The net additional dwellings figures for 2023/24 reveal a 6% fall in housing supply, the drop signals even more troubling trends as other indicators such as planning permissions and Energy Performance Certificate registrations show home builders are struggling to deliver desperately-needed new homes. The latest annual housing supply statistics report 198,610 new build completions in […]
In October 2024, the number of registered company insolvencies in England and Wales was 1,747, 10% lower than in September 2024 (1,950) and 24% lower than the same month in the previous year. However, company insolvency numbers also remained much higher than levels seen during the Covid-19 pandemic and between 2014 and 2019. The construction […]
Sama Investment Group, the Birmingham-based developer and investor, has announced that construction of its multi-million-pound Canalside residential scheme in Birmingham’s Digbeth Quarter will commence in the first quarter of 2025 – with 85 apartments now for sale. The project, known as the Brickworks Canalside – which is inspired by the area’s rich industrial history – […]
Billions of pounds paid by builders to boost local services remains unspent, with more than a quarter of the cash unused after more than five years New research by the Home Builders Federation estimates that local authorities in England and Wales are sitting on over £8bn of infrastructure payments made by developers, including over £6bn […]
The government has announced ambitious plans to build 1.5 million homes in England over the next five years, with a modern generation of New Towns being an important part of its house-building agenda. Halifax has analysed New Town house price trends over the last three decades to understand how these locations have performed compared to […]
