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Kent housebuilder reports high demand for new homes

|Date: 04 Nov 2021

Kent housebuilder reports high demand for new homes

The housing market has remained strong in the South East of England over the last 18 months, with demand ...

The housing market has remained strong in the South East of England over the last 18 months, with demand from homebuyers at an all-time high, according to Kent housebuilder Jones Homes. And this is ba ...

04 Nov 2021
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UK Construction equipment sales were 30% above 2020 levels in Q1

|Date: 24 May 2021

UK Construction equipment sales were 30% above 2020 levels in Q1

Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment in March were close to double the levels seen in M ...

Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment in March were close to double the levels seen in March last year when the impact of Covid was felt for the first time. As a result, sales in the ...

24 May 2021
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UK house prices raising the roof in latest ONS data

|Date: 13 May 2021

UK house prices raising the roof in latest ONS data

UK average house prices are continuing to raise the roof with an 8.6 per cent increase in the year to Feb ...

UK average house prices are continuing to raise the roof with an 8.6 per cent increase in the year to February 2021, according to the ONS UK House Price Index. Lee Pickett, a housing sector specialist ...

13 May 2021
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Lending to SME housebuilders stayed robust in 2020 despite Covid-19

|Date: 10 May 2021

Lending to SME housebuilders stayed robust in 2020 despite Covid-19

The lending market for SME housebuilders remained robust in 2020 despite the economic impact of Covid-19, ...

The lending market for SME housebuilders remained robust in 2020 despite the economic impact of Covid-19, research from real estate finance advisory LEXI Finance reveals. The real estate finance marke ...

10 May 2021
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Timber & Joinery Products drive February sales growth

|Date: 26 Apr 2021

Timber & Joinery Products drive February sales growth

The latest Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) report, published in April, shows that value sales to ...

The latest Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) report, published in April, shows that value sales to builders and contractors by Britain’s builders’ merchants in February were 2.3% higher than in ...

26 Apr 2021
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Construction makes urgent new year bid to recruit and retain talent

|Date: 10 Feb 2021

Construction makes urgent new year bid to recruit and retain talent

While a range of industries such as hospitality, leisure and retail continue to reel from the impact of C ...

While a range of industries such as hospitality, leisure and retail continue to reel from the impact of Covid-19 and lockdown, construction has become one of the shining lights for job hunters, bounci ...

10 Feb 2021
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North-South divide flipped for construction professionals as research shows saving potential higher in Northern regions

|Date: 21 Jan 2021

North-South divide flipped for construction professionals as research shows saving potential higher in Northern regions

Economic uncertainty has seen average salaries in the construction industry fall by 2% on the year, with ...

Economic uncertainty has seen average salaries in the construction industry fall by 2% on the year, with construction professionals across a range of on-site and office-based roles securing average sa ...

21 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 and restricted access to trade counters has accelerated adoption of online purchasing and ‘click & collect’ services

|Date: 22 Oct 2020

Covid-19 and restricted access to trade counters has accelerated adoption of online purchasing and ‘click & collect’ services

The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a significant fall in activity in the construction market and in the wid ...

The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a significant fall in activity in the construction market and in the wider economy. Consequently, the plumbers’ merchants’ market is forecast to decline by 18% in 2020 ...

22 Oct 2020
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Industry Comment | Rising House Prices

|Date: 07 Apr 2020

Industry Comment | Rising House Prices

Industry figures have commented after the release of the latest report from Halifax showing that before t ...

Industry figures have commented after the release of the latest report from Halifax showing that before the Coronavirus restrictions, house prices were up in March compared to the year before. Jamie ...

07 Apr 2020
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Search Acumen comments on HMRC’s Monthly Property Transactions for February

|Date: 25 Mar 2020

Search Acumen comments on HMRC’s Monthly Property Transactions for February

Andy Sommerville, Director of Search Acumen, comments: “Today’s transaction figures demonstrate the nasce ...

Andy Sommerville, Director of Search Acumen, comments: “Today’s transaction figures demonstrate the nascent ‘Boris Bounce’ which boosted the property market in January and February. In today’s world, ...

25 Mar 2020
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