Housebuilders have hit out at plans to buy ‘nutrient credits’ for building on protected wildlife sites where pollutants such as nitrogen and phosphorus have leached into rivers. They claim many smaller developers will go out of business when the new nutrient mitigation scheme goes live early next year. National Federation of Builders, NFB, housing and […]
Changes to the levelling up and regeneration bill allowing councils to withhold planning consent to developers slow to build on a site are counterproductive, claims the industry. They argue that land banking is a myth and that developers are keen to build on sites as soon as possible to gain a return on investment. Home […]
Aldermore’s latest First Time Buyer Index, a survey of 2,000 prospective first-time buyers and 500 actual first-time buyers, has revealed that the next generation of home-buyers have green properties front of mind when looking to make a purchase. Greener homes lead to leaner bills Two out of three prospective homeowners (65%) are looking for an […]
Construction companies are being asked for their views on an industry-wide plan to slash diesel use on building sites by more than three quarters within the next 13 years. Since last year’s COP 26 contractors, plant firms, clients and trade bodies have been working with the Construction Leadership Council, CLC, on a draft zero diesel […]
Market analysis by Unlatch, the new homes sales progression and aftercare platform for developers and housebuilders, reveals that a -16% drop in construction workers is just one of many challenges currently facing Britain’s housebuilding industry; a list that includes the rising cost of materials and the notorious EWS1 form. A declining workforce Over the past […]
Regional development land values have been continuing to grow against a tougher economic backdrop, albeit at a slower rate, according to the latest findings from real estate advisor, Savills. However this is likely to be impacted by the mini-budget. Land values have been supported up to now by a shortage of sites and continued for […]
The latest market analysis by Unlatch, estimates that the UK’s residential construction industry could increase in value by almost 20% by 2025, despite the fact that its current performance is yet to fully return to pre-pandemic strength. Today, there are some 44,166 businesses operating across the UK’s residential construction industry, generating total revenue to the […]
Nearly 19,000 new homes and more than 65,000 jobs could be created in the West Midlands if its application for a package of investment zones is successful. The region submitted its bid to ministers who have already held discussions with Tees Valley and Liverpool City Region about becoming zones. West Midlands combined authority chair and […]
Just a few short weeks ago, Kwazi Kwarteng declared that the IR35 off-payroll reform would be repealed, giving the contracting community a glimmer of hope that this would bring more opportunities to the market, and allow contractors to once again decide their own IR35 status. However, after much speculation following various U-turns, newly appointed chancellor, […]
Affordable home building in England could increase to 60,000 homes a year with a package of government policy support and funding for housing associations. A significant increase on the current five-year average of new homes delivered of 43,000 a year. New research, ‘Mind the Gap: not-for-profit housing associations’ role in delivering new affordable homes’, published today by the G15 […]
