Housing
-
NewsDagenham fire started from materials kept on scaffolding, initial probe suggests
Institution of Fire Engineers releases detail of preliminary investigation into huge blaze
-
NewsBarratt pulls four planning applications over 50% affordable housing viability concerns
Group land director calls for tweaks to National Planning Policy Framework proposals
-
NewsBuilding Safety Regulator opens investigation into Dagenham fire
Health and Safety Executive will work with the London Fire Brigade, the police and other parties
-
NewsHousing secretary demands faster action on remediation of buildings following blaze
Rayner says she ‘expects’ more from regulators and partners following huge Dagenham fire
-
-
NewsThink tank warns Labour against ditching ‘beauty agenda in dash for units’
Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner says word is too ‘subjective’
-
NewsDagenham block of flats engulfed by fire had known safety issues since 2020
Survey four years ago showed building ‘did not fully comply with building regulations at time of build’
-
NewsAnalysts say Bellway’s £720m bid for Crest Nicholson faltered after firm decided ‘risks were too high’
Deal, which would have created £4.3bn business, pulled yesterday
-
NewsBellway abandons plan to take over Crest Nicholson
Housebuilder says it will not now make a firm offer after asking for a deadline to make a decision
-
NewsPlans unveiled for 6,000-home new town on former airfield in Oxfordshire
Scoping report for new Heyford scheme submitted to Cherwell council
-
NewsGovernment plans to limit landowner profits on green belt sales
New legislation will change compulsory purchase rules
-
NewsHyde looks to pick new contractors to help build 1,500 homes a year
Previous iteration of five-year framework was worth £2bn
-
NewsSouthern scales back new build work as firm says contractor delays hit income
Housing association says number of builders going bust has increased provisions
-
NewsBellway records fall in annual completions but ends year ahead of expectations
Drop attributed to lower order book and softer trading conditions
-
NewsPersimmon writes off £25m investment in modular firm TopHat
Housebuilder says move follows ‘re-assessment of risks within modular build sector’
-
NewsRegulator tells Barratt and Redrow to resolve local competition issues before £2.5bn merger can proceed
CMA raises concern about lessening of competition in one local market in Shropshire
-
NewsBellway gets more time to make Crest Nicholson takeover offer
Firm given fresh deadline to commit to bid for housebuilder rival
-
NewsYorkshire developer files winding up petition against modular firm TopHat
Legal action adds to modular firm’s woes
-
NewsHomes England set to recoup just a fraction of what it is owed in wake of Ilke failure
Administrators say government’s housing agency to get back just £5m of missing £69m
-
NewsInterim profit slumps at Taylor Wimpey as cladding costs soar
Despite drop, observers say results show ‘tentative signs of turnaround’ in housing sector