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£76,000 Added to the Cost of Building a Home Since ...
13/Jun/2026
The cost of delivering a new home has increased by an average of £76,000 over the past five years, according to new research from the Home Builders Federation (HBF) ...
SME Builders Urged to Speak Up as Industry Pressures Mount ...
10/Jun/2026
SME housebuilders are being encouraged to share their experiences of the challenges facing the sector as the annual State of Play survey opens for submissions. ...
Cashflow Pressures Intensify Across Construction Supply Chain, Menzies Warns ...
08/Jun/2026
Late payments and rising costs are pushing construction firms towards financial distress, according to new findings from Menzies ...
Tough Start to 2026 for Builders’ Merchants as Demand Weakens ...
02/Jun/2026
Builders’ merchants endured a difficult start to 2026, with falling sales volumes and ongoing pressure from inflation, housing market weakness and subdued demand across the construction sector. ...
Flowcrete Partners with Cemfloor to Launch Next-Generation Liquid Screed ...
10/May/2026
Flowcrete, a product brand of Tremco CPG UK Ltd, has launched the new and improved IsocreteFlowing K, developed in partnership with Cemfloor by McGraths. ...
Labour proposes new ‘Grey Belt’ as route to building on ...
22/Apr/2024
Labour's house building vision proposes a new 'Grey Belt' category for parts of the Green Belt as route to releasing land for housing ...
FMB calls for dedicated Secretary of State for Housing in ...
18/Apr/2024
The Federation of Master Buildiers is calling for dedicated Secretary of State for Housing in its General Election Manifesto ...
Green Building Store rebrands as 21° ...
11/Apr/2024
Green Building Store has rebranded as 21° in line with its vision to empower more people to build sustainably ...
CMA Housebuilding Market Study – NaCSBA responds ...
27/Feb/2024
NaCSBA find that custom and self build is under served by the market in its response to the CMA Housebuilding Market Study ...
TCPA White Paper sets ouf vision for housing delivery ...
25/Jan/2024
The Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) has set out its vision for improved housing delivery in its White Paper ...