Bovis Homes replaces poor contractors
Contractors for Bovis have been having difficulty with skills shortages and the quality of tradesmen and construction operatives in the last year. The house builder warned that this lack of…
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Category: New house building
Fast track for planning allowing developers to choose authorities
Planning for house builders is to be opened up by the government to speed up the planning process allowing developers to choose the planning department they submit their applications to…
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Half an million homes with planning waiting to be built
A astonishing 475,647 planning permissions have been granted but have yet to be built. A new study commissioned by Local Government Association, has prompted calls for all developers to pay full council tax on…
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Labour’s Help to Build would improve help to Buy
‘Help to Build’ guarantee scheme is being heralded by labour to improve access to finance for SMEs would be a welcome boost to help increase the supply of new housing…
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Construction skills shortages in Midlands
Construction is taking of again and reports are now coming in of shortages in tradesmen and materials which are needed to keep up with demand. According to the RICS survey…
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Hardie floor launched by James hardie
Looks like an interesting concept and having used hardiplank myself I can vouch for the durability it provides and the weatherproof properties that caberdeck or tough and grove chip boards…
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Brick makers baking over Christmas
Well this is good news for all those involved in the construction industry I remember when many of these smaller brick makers went bust when the crash happened now they…
Read MoreNHBC and the Zero Carbon hub say new homes save £1400 a year in fuel
Wow that’s what I call a saving but this is a brand new home compared to its Victorian equivalent. NHBC and the Zero Carbon hub carried out an in depth…
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Housing refurb job in London sets alight
A housing project in London has set on fire the causes at the moment are unknown. Ten fire engines and 72 firefighters are battling a blaze at a house being…
Read MoreNew buy hitting sweet spot for first timers
Some improved results from the government as the NewBuy scheme seems to be hitting the sweet spot with first time buyers. The scheme, designed to stimulate house building by giving…
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