All articles by Carl Brown – Page 9
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Homes England official admits affordable housing delivery will be lower than NAO estimates
Reprofiled £11.5bn Affordable Homes Programme now set to deliver less than 158,000 homes
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ the Future Commission: This is how we make our buildings safer
After a year of consultation and consideration, last week the Ðǿմ«Ã½ the Future commission published its final report. In this chapter, Carl Brown considers the implications of the Ðǿմ«Ã½ Safety ActÂ
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Housebuilders hit out at continuing delay to crucial second staircases guidance
Ðǿմ«Ã½ Safety Regulator says no ‘definitive timescale’ for publication of regulations as firms warn of schemes being stalled further
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ Safety Regulator confirms ‘full’ designs won’t always be needed for building control approval
Official says designs with ‘holes’ can receive approval in some circumstances
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CLC calls on Hunt to ensure public work pipeline visibility
Industry group co-chair Mark Reynolds writes to Treasury ahead of spring budget
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ launches industry-backed think tank
Editorial research hub will produce in-depth reports on behalf of the industry
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​Ðǿմ«Ã½ the Future Commission calls for return of chief construction adviser
Ðǿմ«Ã½ today publishes The Long Term Plan for Construction report, with a host of recommendations for industry and government
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Crest boss to leave as profit slumps by nearly £100m
Peter Truscott to retire with replacement arriving from Persimmon later this year
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Kier cuts net debt by a further £100m
Order book increases 6% as part of ‘disciplined growth’ says contracting giant
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London housing association puts contractors on notice as it takes £105m safety repairs hit
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing’s finance chief says extra costs reflect ‘defects in construction’
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Contractors and suppliers ‘positive’ about Vistry price reductions, boss insists
Hundreds of firms have agreed to cut costs with none walking away, says Stephen Teagle
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Vistry completes round of price cuts with suppliers and says it will beat expected profit figure
Housebuilder asked firms for 10% cuts last October to ‘generate production efficiencies’
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Taylor Wimpey profit to be at ‘top end’ of forecasts
Housebuilder builds more than 10,800 homes, exceeding previous forecast but down sharply on 2022 numbers
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Construction activity falls again but at a slower rate
Output down for fourth successive month as housebuilding remains weak, according to S&P Global/CIPS UK index
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Government pledges £1.25bn more for homes decarbonisation fund
Additional cash part of £6bn for upcoming energy efficiency measures
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DLUHC targets 8,000 new homes through latest £80m brownfield funding pot
Local authorities encouraged to bid for funds to bring derelict sites back into use
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Top 150 Contractors and Housebuilders 2023: Digging into the data
Beneath the headline rankings of the top 150 contracting and housebuilding firms in the sector, there are more complex stories to tell based on turnover, profit and margins
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More than half of the largest contractors and housebuilders report drop in pre-tax margin
Exclusive data published tomorrow illustrates industry’s financial squeeze
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Springfield ‘on track’ to hit expectations but completions fall
Scottish housebuilder aiming to cut debt through land sales as it re-enters affordable housing market
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ Safety Regulator to assess four in 10 occupied higher-risk buildings by 2026
New regulator publishes its first strategic plan, setting out a three-year ‘roadmap’ for action