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Public housing starts down a third from Nov-Jan

24/02/2012

Government spending cuts are starting to hit starts despite efforts to develop new funding streams. According to the latest NHBC housing registration figures social housing starts fell 20% in Janua...

Housing starts fall below 100,000 again

20/02/2012

Annual housing starts have slipped below 100,000 once more in a fresh blow to Government housing policy. The 4% fall in house building to 98,240 in 2011 is a major setback for Housing Minister G...

Call for building stimulus as jobless total hits 16-year high

16/02/2012

Unemployment continued to climb to 2.67m in the last quarter of 2011, hitting a 16-year high. According to new Government figures out this morning the jobless rate among 16 to 24-year-olds rose...

First 18 Get Britain Building projects fast-tracked for funding

01/02/2012

The Homes and Communities Agency has been inundated with more 170 applications for its £420m Get Britain Building programme to kick-start stalled housing jobs. As a result the agency has f...

Government must create house building jobs for UK's sake

26/01/2012

The Modern Masonry Alliance is urging the Government to take decisive action to stimulate the building industry to avoid a double dip recession. The Alliance has called on the Government to dire...

“Get Britain Building” to drive economic growth

PRESS INFORMATION Release date: 17 June 2024 “Get Britain Building” to drive economic growth A

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