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  • Friday, 14 February, 2020
    Liam Halligan
    How to fix Britain’s housebuilding problem

    The UK suffers from its opaque and deeply dysfunctional land market

  • Friday, 7 February, 2020
    UK politics & policy
    Discounted homes scheme raises social housing fears 

    Home ownership should ‘not come at the expense of providing affordable homes to rent’ 

  • Wednesday, 5 February, 2020
    Housebuilders signal returning confidence to UK market

    Barratt to hand shareholders £350m payout over 2 years as Redrow points to ‘strong order book’

  • Tuesday, 28 January, 2020
    Crest Nicholson PLC
    Crest Nicholson profits tumble after sales hit by Brexit paralysis

    FTSE 250 housebuilder also takes charge for fire safety review after Grenfell tragedy

  • Wednesday, 22 January, 2020
    Berkeley Group Holdings PLC
    Berkeley to double shareholder payout to £1bn

    UK housebuilder hints that increased political certainty a factor in £455m increase

  • Wednesday, 15 January, 2020
    UK housebuilders optimistic but quality concerns linger

    Persimmon and Vistry to continue focus on customer satisfaction

  • Thursday, 19 December, 2019
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Persimmon report shows capitalism at its worst

    The housebuilding industry needs to rediscover its sense of purpose

  • Tuesday, 17 December, 2019
    LombardMatthew Vincent
    Persimmon’s bosses cashed in as fire safety went unchecked

    Review calls for housebuilder to change culture after £85m payout

  • Tuesday, 17 December, 2019
    Persimmon PLC
    Persimmon told to overhaul culture after customer complaints

    Review of UK housebuilder’s policies also recommends shaking up bonus scheme

  • Promoted Content
  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2019
    AnalysisUK general election
    Voters face stark choice to fix UK’s housing crisis

    Tories are focused on home ownership while Labour plans a huge programme of social housing

  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2019
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Britain’s housing market needs a permanent fix

    Next government needs a credible plan for both building and renters

  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2019
    Construction sector
    UK construction sector hit by further fall in new orders

    Brexit and election weigh on sentiment as builders suffer eighth month of contraction

  • Thursday, 21 November, 2019
    Countryside Properties
    Countryside boss to step down after six years at the helm

    Housebuilder to replace Ian Sutcliffe with Iain McPherson next year

  • Wednesday, 20 November, 2019
    UK social housing
    Labour set to issue ‘housing revolution’ pledge

    Jeremy Corbyn eyes target of 150,000 new homes a year by end of next parliament

  • Wednesday, 20 November, 2019
    Taylor Wimpey PLC
    Taylor Wimpey chief cashes in almost £4m of shares

    Sale by Pete Redfern puts spotlight back on executive pay in housebuilding sector

  • Thursday, 7 November, 2019
    LexBovis Homes Group PLC
    Bovis/Galliford: house party Premium

    The group will need to grow its enlarged partnerships business

  • Thursday, 7 November, 2019
    Persimmon PLC
    Persimmon sales slip in drive for better homes 

    Volumes at UK’s second-largest housebuilder fall 6% in first half

  • Tuesday, 5 November, 2019
    £2.3bn starter home scheme delivers no houses

    Tory programme fails to get off the ground after legislation not passed

  • Thursday, 31 October, 2019
    Crest Nicholson PLC
    Crest Nicholson warns of lower profits for next 2 years

    Shares fall after UK housebuilder announces weaker sales due to Brexit uncertainty

  • Wednesday, 16 October, 2019
    Barratt Developments PLC
    Housebuilder Barratt’s sales rise despite Brexit fears

    Group defies fears that increased uncertainty has dented consumer confidence

  • Wednesday, 9 October, 2019
    UK housebuilders brace for triple blow to finances

    Brexit, threat of slowdown and end of scheme to boost sales will test property groups

  • Monday, 7 October, 2019
    LombardKate Burgess
    Brexit begins to blow tiles off builders’ roofs

    Materials supplier SIG shows impact of political and economic uncertainty

  • Monday, 7 October, 2019
    Property sector
    SIG warns on profits as construction markets flounder

    Shares slide as materials group knocked by stagnating UK building sector

  • Wednesday, 2 October, 2019
    UK business & economy
    UK construction sector ‘mired in downturn’, survey shows

    Brexit uncertainty contributes to fifth straight month of contraction in industry activity

  • Tuesday, 10 September, 2019
    LombardMatthew Vincent
    Cash-in-hand persuades builders to do a £1bn deal

    Bovis makes revised offer to rival that helps solve its balance sheet problems

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