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Muse and WCHC get green light for Manchester affordable homes scheme

Ciaran Nerval — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:12:46 +0000

The Alpha scheme from Muse and Wythenshawe Community Housing Group will contain 125 affordable homes as part of the area's wider regeneration.

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Avant Homes greenlit for £67m Barnsley development

Ciaran Nerval — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:35:15 +0000

The housebuilder will start on the 289-home scheme this spring and aims to have the first properties ready for sale by the end of the year.

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War in the Middle East spells more trouble on the home front

David Parsley — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:07:39 +0000

A fragile recovery reflected in housebuilders’ results just before the outbreak of the Iran conflict is likely to be reversed as interest rates and materials prices rise.

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Green light for two-tower housing scheme at Pop Brixton site

Lawrie Holmes — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:28:58 +0000

The development will also comprise affordable workspace, improved facilities for Brixton’s street-market traders and a new community and enterprise hub.

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Bellway reports ‘robust’ performance with completions and revenues up

Ciaran Nerval — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:18:54 +0000

Revenue rose 6.3% and housing completions 2.7% in the six months to the end of January, with profits roughly unchanged year on year.

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Henry Boot reports record Hallam Land plot sales but hit to homes arm

Madeleine Knight — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:57:01 +0000

The land sales arm achieved record sales of 3,957 plots in 2025, boosting its operating profit 35%, but the housebuilding arm swung from profit to an operating loss of £9.2m

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Octopus Capital and Bellway plan Kent and Sussex affordable homes schemes

Ciaran Nerval — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:27:36 +0000

The homes in Sittingbourne, Bexhill and Hailsham will be forward funded by the Octopus Affordable Housing Fund for the lender's NewArch Homes social housing arm.

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Richard Cook of Pegasus Group on why housebuilding needs an urgent fix

... — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:12:08 +0000

Government efforts to speed up housing development, while welcome, may take a long time to yield results.

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Why bridging the funding gap is key to unlocking SME housebuilding

Madeleine Knight — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:44:51 +0000

Sarah Milne, chief executive of Property Box Finance, tells Property Week's Madeleine Knight how flexible capital structures can help support smaller housebuilders to play a vital role in boosting housing supply.

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Clarion lodges masterplan for 7,750-home Essex community

Ciaran Nerval — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:54:11 +0000

Plans for the Tendring scheme, submitted by the housing association's development arm, also include schools, health hubs, civic space and a country park.

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Private housing dealt ‘significant blow’ as construction levels drop 6.3%

Ciaran Nerval — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:24:07 +0000

ONS data shows construction output for private housing across Britain fell 6.3% in the three months to January 2026, while total construction output during the period also dropped 2%.

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Glenveagh hails a strong 2025 as profits and completions rise

Ciaran Nerval — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:18:15 +0000

The Irish housebuilder reported a 10% rise in pre-tax profit and record revenue of €926m (£799.9m) in its results for 2025.

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Berkeley maintains profit guidance but warns of Iran war’s impact on housing market

Madeleine Knight — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:48:12 +0000

The housebuilder is expecting pre-tax profit of £450m for this year, compared with £530m for the year ending April 2025.

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Financial Reporting Council launches investigation into Vistry accountants

Madeleine Knight — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:59:00 +0000

The investigation relates to two individuals in the housebuilder's South Division, where cost overruns on nine sites have hit profits.

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Hounslow unveils £7.5bn Golden Mile London regeneration plans

Ciaran Nerval — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:36:51 +0000

The west London council plans to bring forward 14,000 homes and workspace for the creative, digital and technology industries.

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Housebuilder Honey secures £80m OakNorth and NatWest funding for expansion

Madeleine Knight — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:03:13 +0000

The revolving credit facility takes its total available bank facilities to £180m and will help fund expansion plans including entering the East Midlands market.

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Persimmon ‘set to grow again’ in 2026, says CEO amid robust set of financial results

Madeleine Knight — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:31:54 +0000

Dean Finch said that “sales in the opening weeks of the year have been strong and the BTR market is recovering from the slowdown around November’s Budget".

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SMEs face ‘existential threat’ as sales fall 41%, Savills warns

Ciaran Nerval — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:01:06 +0000

The report for the Land, Planning and Development Federation (LPDF) urges government to create a first-time buyers' equity loan scheme to counter the dip in sales.

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Taylor Wimpey launches £52m share buyback as profits plummet 54%

Ciaran Nerval — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 09:58:01 +0000

Profits were hit by a £222.2m rise in cladding safety remediation costs, and an £18m payment to help settle a sector-wide investigation into information sharing by housebuilders.

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YTL gains consent for 123,000 sq ft office building at Bristol’s Brabazon

Lawrie Holmes — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:14:52 +0000

The developer has also advanced plans for three further buildings at the site in addition to the 123,000 sq ft One Brabazon Gateway.

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Barratt London sells 311 north-west London affordable homes to L&G

Lawrie Holmes — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:01:29 +0000

L&G said the development is the largest grant-enabled, social rented affordable housing scheme delivered in London in the past 12 months.

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Vistry buys West Sussex site to build 550 homes with Barratt

Lawrie Holmes — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:34:47 +0000

The housebuilder plans to forward-sell 130 homes earmarked for the Sussex farmland site to Barratt David Wilson.

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Matthew Hattersley and Julie Palmer of BTG discuss a second life for ‘zombie’ schemes

... — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:35:10 +0000

Many projects hatched before 2022 are no longer viable – but they still have value if the price is right.

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Vistry’s 2025 profits rise in line with guidance despite fall in housing completions

Ciaran Nerval — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:08:04 +0000

The housebuilder announced a 2% rise in profit, but housing completions fell 9% year on year to 15,658.

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Patron Capital’s Keith Breslauer on a safe-as-houses investment tip

Keith Breslauer — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:52:03 +0000

A revival in buyer confidence rather than undersupply looks set to make housebuilding a sound investment.

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