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House builders and local government agree terms on delivering housing development

22/06/2012

The Local Housing Delivery Group has today published its dual review of Local Plan viability testing and local standards for new housing developments. The two reports are seen as a breakthrough...

Get Britain Building fund underspend sees loans for smaller sites

21/06/2012

Housing minister Grant Shapps is opening Get Britain Building funding to smaller sites after the £570m funding pot was underspent. The loan fund was put in place at the end of last year to...

Cemex UK Diamond Jubilee vehicle livery

15/06/2012

Cemex UK has celebrated the Diamond Jubilee with some rather special vehicle liveries – showing at the same time that they are “Helping to build a Greater Britain” – keep an...

Construction output drops 9% in April

15/06/2012

Industry experts fear construction output will continue to fall for another 18 months after grim figures for April were released. Latest ONS construction statistics show a 9% drop in output duri...

Government looks to accelerate £2.3bn affordable homes cash

14/06/2012

The Government is understood to be looking at re-profiling the planned release of its four-year affordable housing programme. The Homes and Communities Agency is reported to be in talks with the...

“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