A briefing note for MPs prepared from government statistics shows that housing starts and completions have increased from the lows observed...
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Chris Philp, a Conservative MP and Parliamentary Private Secretary to Chancellor Phillip Hammond, says 50 per cent of new homes in...
18 December 2017
From: Breaking News
Since the seventies, housing starts and completions across England and Wales have been on a downward trajectory. The long run average...
12 May 2017
From: Features
A university claims house builders are securing “soaring profits” despite the worsening housing shortage across the country. Research by Sheffield Hallam's Centre...
17 November 2016
From: Breaking News
The importance of overseas buyers in underpinning increasing elements of the capital’s housing market and won support from an unlikely quarter...
06 September 2016
From: Breaking News
A leading land agent has criticised those doubting the government's ability to build a million new homes by 2020. Adam Hesse, land...
02 June 2016
From: Breaking News
A detailed analysis by Hometrack reveals that new-build transactions - running at roughly 10 per cent of all house sales for...
24 February 2016
From: Breaking News
In many respects 2015 has been a good year. Despite global challenges, we have seen a marked improvement in the UK...
11 December 2015
From: Features
There were over 131,000 housebuilding completions in the past year, according to the latest government data. The figure represents a 15% increase...