Atconz Real Estate is already building 1,565-home development in ‘new emerging market’ Read the rest of this entry »
Taylor Wimpey may sell North American housing arm
October 2nd, 2009
Housebuilder, who is sounding out private equity firms, could use proceeds from sale of Taylor Morrison to cut £1bn debt pile Read the rest of this entry »
Backlog of million homes by 2010 predicted
October 1st, 2009
Report warns of 150,000-home supply gap this year as production hits 80-year low
England will have a backlog of a million homes by the end of 2010 according to a report released this week. Read the rest of this entry »
Activity fall may signpost ‘double dipper’ recession
September 28th, 2009
Survey by business analyst Experian charts decline in all sectors of construction
Business analyst, Experian, has warned of a possible coming “double dipper” recession in the construction industry after it saw activity contracting following three months’ sequential increase. Read the rest of this entry »
Consultation on sustainability code delayed until end of year
September 25th, 2009
The consultation on the Code for Sustainable Homes 2010 has been delayed from October until the end of the year, leading some housebuilders to call for it to be scrapped Read the rest of this entry »
MJ Gleeson makes loss of £54m – on turnover of £55m
September 24th, 2009
Urban housing specialist hit by £45m land writedown, as turnover plummets 42% Read the rest of this entry »
September 23rd, 2009
Housebuilder reveals writedowns of £500m and a 36% drop in turnover
Barratt has posted a £679m pre-tax loss for the year ended 30 June 2009. Read the rest of this entry »
September 21st, 2009
Figures from Council of Mortgage Lenders show a decline on lending in July but underlying lending has ’stabilised’ Read the rest of this entry »
September 18th, 2009
Chancellor holds series of cabinet meetings to identify which programmes to target Read the rest of this entry »
Property developer ‘with secret family ran down wife to collect £500,000 insurance money’
September 16th, 2009
Propert developer accused: Michael Hollins ‘tried to kill his wife by having her run down in a staged accident’ Read the rest of this entry »