Developer hails ‘inflection’ point triggered by government plans for construction boom
Government will say developers must start work on unsafe tower blocks within 18 months
Managing tenants is very different to building and selling a house, it could find
UK group sets out plan to build and rent out 4,000 homes over the next decade
‘Complex and unpredictable planning system’ to blame for building shortage, says Competition and Markets Authority
UK housebuilder says prices for materials starting to fall after period of double-digit inflation
Company’s chief cautions that clarity is needed for home sales to rebound
Group’s share price steadies after October profit warning
London-focused developer cuts earnings guidance as market cools and government imposes new levies
Fears volatility in housing market and high inflation may slow development activity in UK capital
Group’s shares have risen by almost 50 per cent
Rising construction costs and development taxes to worsen already severe crunch
Former chief executive of fund management group to replace Glyn Barker at housebuilder
Workwear is becoming more casual but a Christmas do is the perfect moment to make an effort
Wage inflation poses a bigger risk to the sector as it represents about half of all costs
Strong market offsets rising costs as reservation rates return to pre-pandemic levels
Housebuilder says that the London market is ‘firming’
Housebuilder committed to capital despite many buyers looking elsewhere
Plus, Swiss Re sells Phoenix Group stake and Martin Wolf on healing democracies
London-focused housebuilder was second-best performer in the sector last year
A slow return to growth is a worry but pandemic has also brought investment opportunities
London-focused developer calls for temporary cut in the stamp duty property tax to be made permanent
Market faces obvious strains, but analysts are almost uniformly bullish
Housing secretary describes Barnardo’s boy who created one of London’s largest private builders as ‘a colossus’ of the sector
London-focused housebuilder seeks tax cuts and incentive schemes as virus hits sales
