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Housebuilder says differing interpretations of fire safety have slowed efforts to resolve predicament
Cost of upgrading Britain’s 28m homes and building energy-efficient new ones put at £525bn by 2040 by industry body
Campaigners challenge new housing secretary to help more than 1m families on waiting list
Delays to construction of tens of thousands of sites threatens government housing targets
Plans aimed to curb councils’ power to oppose developments and speed up delivery of new homes in England
UK housebuilder swings back to profit in first half and ups full-year guidance
Supply chain delays and soaring prices leave companies struggling to keep up with demand
Wage inflation poses a bigger risk to the sector as it represents about half of all costs
Strong market offsets rising costs as reservation rates return to pre-pandemic levels
Government needs to pay more attention to land for employment uses as logistics demand hoovers up UK sites
Seasonal patterns starting to resume after disruption caused by lockdowns, government stimulus and lifestyle changes
Advisory body’s report proposes shift from market-driven system to socialised approach
Record number of homes built in first half thanks to low interest rates and high domestic savings
Building activity passed pre-pandemic levels in May but Covid and Brexit put industry under pressure
Newcomers eye a new source of profits but reputational risks do exist
Redrow and Vistry shrug off concerns over end to stamp duty holiday as sales surge
Local politicians face tough choices as Boris Johnson ramps up pressure to build more homes
Housebuilder committed to capital despite many buyers looking elsewhere
Competition and Markets Authority had warned of potential breaches of consumer protection law
In wake of Chesham and Amersham loss, MPs in southern England fear effect of opening more land to housebuilding
Four years after Grenfell and understanding of the fire safety issues raised remains murky
Industry bodies warn projects are likely to slow this summer unless urgent steps are taken
Bosses say prime minister’s proposals may leave UK in breach of binding targets
Measures look radical but deregulating and relying on the market to sort things out will not work
The idea that we have no land left for houses is absurd. We should base policy on demand, not “need”
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