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New Homes Accelerator Success Depends on Short-Term Solution to Planning Process Complexity

|Date: 30 Sep 2024

New Homes Accelerator Success Depends on Short-Term Solution to Planning Process Complexity

The ultimate success of the government’s New Homes Accelerator programme could hinge on its potential to ...

The ultimate success of the government’s New Homes Accelerator programme could hinge on its potential to find immediate solutions to the complexity of the current planning process for new developments ...

30 Sep 2024
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CITB strengthens commitment to ensuring that the Levy system operates fairly

|Date: 25 Sep 2024

CITB strengthens commitment to ensuring that the Levy system operates fairly

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has announced today its strengthened position on ‘passing ...

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has announced today its strengthened position on ‘passing on the Levy’. The move reflects the CITB, Levy Strategy Committee, three Nation Councils and t ...

25 Sep 2024
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UK construction equipment sales showed further modest growth in June

|Date: 25 Sep 2024

UK construction equipment sales showed further modest growth in June

Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment remained on an upward path in June. Sales in June ...

Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment remained on an upward path in June. Sales in June were close to 2,800 units, but this was still 22% below levels in the same period in 2023. As a ...

25 Sep 2024
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More confidence in SME construction firms

|Date: 19 Sep 2024

More confidence in SME construction firms

Turnaround in Confidence Amongst Construction Firms as 30% Secure Funding for Growth and Development, Q2 ...

Turnaround in Confidence Amongst Construction Firms as 30% Secure Funding for Growth and Development, Q2 2024 July 2024: More builders and SME construction firms applied for finance to support growth ...

19 Sep 2024
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Government meeting housebuilding target

|Date: 17 Sep 2024

Government meeting housebuilding target

Close to two thirds of British residents are not confident that the new Government can meet its targets f ...

Close to two thirds of British residents are not confident that the new Government can meet its targets for homebuilding during the next five years. According to new data from MyBuilder.com, the relia ...

17 Sep 2024
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DULUX UNVEILS TRUE JOY™ AS ITS COLOUR OF THE YEAR 2025

|Date: 13 Sep 2024

DULUX UNVEILS TRUE JOY™ AS ITS COLOUR OF THE YEAR 2025

For 2025, Dulux is asking architects, specifiers and designers to embrace yellow and infuse a sense of op ...

For 2025, Dulux is asking architects, specifiers and designers to embrace yellow and infuse a sense of optimism, pride and imagination into their projects. As a guiding light to introduce these bold, ...

13 Sep 2024
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The key to clarifying the grey area around grey belt

|Date: 11 Sep 2024

The key to clarifying the grey area around grey belt

Since the new Labour government was elected in early July, one phrase has been circulating more than any ...

Since the new Labour government was elected in early July, one phrase has been circulating more than any – grey belt. As promised during the election campaign, Labour has hit the ground running with i ...

11 Sep 2024
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UK’s progress towards a Passivhaus standard in new homes

|Date: 10 Sep 2024

UK’s progress towards a Passivhaus standard in new homes

The NHBC Foundation has published a new report; The UK’s progress towards a Passivhaus standard in new ho ...

The NHBC Foundation has published a new report; The UK’s progress towards a Passivhaus standard in new homes. A follow-up to research it undertook more than ten years ago examining whether Passivhaus ...

10 Sep 2024
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Structural timber is the solution to Labour’s new planning reform proposals

|Date: 06 Sep 2024

Structural timber is the solution to Labour’s new planning reform proposals

The Structural Timber Association (STA) has welcomed Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner’s assertion that ...

The Structural Timber Association (STA) has welcomed Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner’s assertion that local authorities must consider “how to deliver new homes, not whether to,” and is again calli ...

06 Sep 2024
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New home statistics review

|Date: 02 Sep 2024

New home statistics review

29,281 new homes registered in Q2 2024 20,502 new homes registered in the private sector in Q2 2024 8,779 ...

29,281 new homes registered in Q2 2024 20,502 new homes registered in the private sector in Q2 2024 8,779 new homes registered in the rental and affordable sector in Q2 2024 33,847 new homes completed ...

02 Sep 2024
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