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CBI joins call for housing to be Budget priority

11/03/2013

Britain’s business leaders are urging the Chancellor to use the Budget to boost the housing market to build confidence and kick-start the economy. The CBI said that given its social and ec...

Bold Government action needed as housing starts drop below 100,000

22/02/2013

The house building industry is calling on the Chancellor for decisive action to stimulate the house building sector in the wake of dismal figures for housing starts. Latest official Government f...

Only 3 weeks to Ecobuild - register for your free ticket

13/02/2013

British Precast and the Modern Masonry Alliance will host a Concrete and Masonry Village at Ecobuild 2013. The North hall based Concrete and Masonry Village will feature many of the sector&rsquo...

RICS launches special commission into housing crisis

07/02/2013

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has set up a commission to look at ways to boost housing supply. The body said that it was deeply concerned that one year on from the government&rsqu...

Latest NHBC registrations hint at recovery

28/01/2013

New home registrations in the last three months of 2012 showed signs of a recovery despite annual figures dropping 9%. The latest numbers from theNational House-Building Council showed that from...

“Get Britain Building” to drive economic growth

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An £11bn investment in construction can kick start the UK’s economic recovery, say experts

An £11.27bn investment in construction and a series of strategic decisions around new home building can kick start the UK’s economic recovery and deliver a £33bn return for the Gover

Million Homes not Built

Analysis by the Local Government Association shows that 2,564,600 units have been granted planning permission by councils since 2009/10 while only 1,530,680 have been completed. The association sai