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  • Staff shortages in planning departments worsen, says Home Builders Federation
  • House builders hail return of Help to Buy-style loans
  • Almost 90% of council planning departments understaffed despite housebuilding push, warns HBF

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prolandscapermagazine.com /1 month ago

Staff shortages in planning departments worsen, says Home Builders Federation

According to new research from the Home Builders Federation (HBF) and Paragon Bank 9 in 10 local authority planning departments across England and Wales are understaffed, delaying...

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constructionenquirer.com /3 weeks ago

House builders hail return of Help to Buy-style loans

Industry urges fast rollout of new Government-backed equity loan scheme

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building.co.uk /1 month ago

Almost 90% of council planning departments understaffed despite housebuilding push, warns HBF

New NPPF puts already under-resourced planning teams under further stress, says new report

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building.co.uk /1 day ago

Half of councils failing to hit deadline for approving planning conditions, says HBF

Trade body says issue is disrupting construction schedules and undermining viability

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businessnewswales.com /1 month ago

Housing Developer Calls on Welsh Government to Recognise Benefits of New Build Homes

A leading Welsh housing developer has called on the Welsh Government to recognise the value and importance of new build homes in helping to overcome Wales’ housing crisis. Llanmoor...

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constructionenquirer.com /1 week ago

Bellway stands firm on subcontractor rates

Housing giant to build fewer homes next year

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building.co.uk /2 weeks ago

Vistry boss welcomes government’s first-time buyers initiative but says housebuilders ‘value certainty over reform alone...

Adam Daniels makes comments at Building the Future conference

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building.co.uk /2 days ago

Local authority housebuilding facing challenge with viability and market confidence, says The Housing Forum

Building safety concerns easing, review finds

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propertyindustryeye.com /1 month ago

Housebuilder start-ups hit post-Help to Buy low

The number of new housebuilding businesses entering the market is falling

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propertyindustryeye.com /1 week ago

More existing homeowners enquire about new-build properties

New-build enquiries from existing homeowners rose 23% in the first half of 2026, prompting calls for housebuilders to rethink buyer incentives

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building.co.uk /3 weeks ago

Housebuilders welcome new equity loan scheme for first-time buyers but wait on detail

Relief at initial proposals but full plans won’t be made available until chancellor John Healey’s budget next month

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building.co.uk /1 month ago

Burnham pledges to ‘put cowboy builders out of business’ with new approved code and trusted payments scheme

NFB hopes move is ”first step to better-digitise industry”

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theconstructionindex.co.uk /3 weeks ago

New home approvals drop 21%

The Home Builders Federation's tracking of planning approvals, based on Glenigan data, show just 45,315 granted permission in the second quarter, the lowest per quarter since 2012.

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dailymail.com /1 week ago

Burnham's first-time buyer scheme risks slowing the property market further, warns major housebuilder

Bellway's chief executive, Jason Honeyman, also cautioned that until Your First Home is launched, buyers could delay purchasing decisions, slowing down the property market further.

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theguardian.com /3 weeks ago

UK housebuilders’ stocks surge on new homes scheme for first-time buyers – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsIt is “Christmas come early” for UK housebuilders, says Anthony Codling, managing director at the broker RBC Capital Marke...

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building.co.uk /3 weeks ago

Burnham announces equity loan scheme for first-time buyers in bid to boost housing market

Housebuilders have been consistently calling for demand-side support

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building.co.uk /3 weeks ago

Burnham announces equity loan scheme for first-time buyers in bid to boost housing market

Housebuilders have been consistently calling for demand-side support

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housingwire.com /2 weeks ago

HUD chooses NIBS as factory-built multifamily housing trailblazer

NBIS and MOD X will draft a framework for manufactured housing in developments of five-plus units and team up on HUD demos

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propertyindustryeye.com /3 weeks ago

‘Christmas comes early’ for housebuilders as shares surge on buyer scheme

Your First Home has similarities with the former Help to Buy equity loan programme

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thejournal.ie /1 month ago

Builders vote no confidence in housing targets moments after minister's rousing speech

A snap poll of builders at a housing summit found that 61% were not confident in whether the government’s target of 300,000 homes by 2030 can be achieved.

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nahb.org /2 weeks ago

HBA Support Helps Student-Built Home Program Enter 10th Year

For nearly a decade, the Lakes Region Builders and Remodelers Association has partnered with the local J. Oliva Huot Technical Center to strengthen New Hampshire's residential cons...

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propertywire.com /1 month ago

UK housebuilder formations fall to lowest level since 2022

New housebuilding company formations in Britain have fallen to a four-year low, with 6,815 firms established in the first seven months of 2026. The decline follows the closure of t...

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theguardian.com /1 week ago

Burnham’s Your First Home scheme ‘could boost Bellway’s house output by 10%’

Help-to-buy initiative for England could slow market while first-time buyers wait for launch, builder admitsBusiness live – latest updatesThe new Your First Home programme for firs...

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theguardian.com /1 week ago

Burnham’s Your First Home scheme ‘could boost Bellway’s house output by 10%’

Help-to-buy initiative for England could slow market while first-time buyers wait for launch, builder admitsBusiness live – latest updatesThe new Your First Home programme for firs...

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