All articles by Joey Gardiner – Page 7
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Barratt and Persimmon to sign cladding contract after government backs down on terms
Recent negotiations have seen Michael Gove agree to tighten scope of contract around JVs and limit betterment liability
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Government extends Help to Buy build deadline
Housing minister responds to pressure by giving builders until 17 March to finish homes bought under support scheme
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Vistry forward sales numbers soar 70% after Countryside deal
But housebuilder says it has “consciously” slowed land buying and is looking for cost savings in response to market downturn
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Gove’s retreat into nimbyism spells political trouble for the Tories
Proposed national planning reforms suggest ministers have all but given up on helping people onto the housing ladder, writes Joey Gardiner
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The housing and planning stream of the ɫTV the Future Commission will examine the housing development sector’s current and future challenges and propose solutions and new ways of thinking
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Weston says first MMC homes will start rolling off production line by spring
Essex housebuilder looks to produce 4,000 light-gauge steel frame homes a year at facility from June
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Housing slowdown blunts construction output, ONS data says
Latest figures show sector’s woes took gloss off improvements elsewhere
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Persimmon pauses site openings and says recovery ‘too early to call’
Housebuilder says it has been hit hard by combination of rising rates and closure of Help to Buy
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Barratt stops hiring as downturn hits volume
UK’s biggest housebuilder says completions could fall 11% for the full year if sales don’t pick up
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Government to mandate second staircase in new blocks above 30m
Department estimates fire safety measure will cost business £1.6bn over a decade
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Vistry to lay off around 100 staff following Countryside takeover
Redundancies come under plans for enlarged firm to save £50m annually
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Top 50 Housebuilders 2022: in-depth analysis
Exclusive data and full analysis on the biggest homebuilders in the UK
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Gove rips up compromises on cladding pledge contract
Housebuilders set for confrontation with housing secretary over legal wording underpinning £2bn cladding pledge
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Warning of ‘complete collapse’ in local plan-making after Gove announcement
Developer groups fear the government has “given up” on housing delivery despite asserted support for 300,000-home target
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Housebuilders hit back at ‘anti-development’ building safety levy
Representatives of homebuilders say the government is punishing ‘innocent’ firms for the failures of ‘the few’
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Gove pulls key planning reform vote as rebellion grows
Vote on Levelling Up Bill axed as Tory gets 46 supporters for rebel amendment to scrap housing targets
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Councils to get new powers to block planning permission
Government amendments to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill to designed to stop housebuilders landbanking
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Housebuilders say ‘bitterly disappointing’ autumn statement does nothing to help sector
Issues over stamp duty, planning and number of homes being built not addressed by chancellor, firms add
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Fight with housebuilders on the cards as Gove goes back to the future
The re-appointment of Michael Gove as housing secretary is likely to mean the return of fraught discussions about building safety costs
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Hunt reverses Kwarteng’s ‘permanent’ stamp duty cut from 2025
Decision comes as OBR forecasts long term pain in housing market