The government plans to enable villages in England to build homes without seeking council planning permission.
Housing minister Grant Shapps has launched Community Right to Build proposals in a bid to drive housebuilding at a local community level.
The UK housebuilding market will rise by 154,000 homes in 2010, according to a new report from MTW Research, though housebuilder expenditure remains under tight control as social housing investment slows and business confidence returns slowly.
Housebuilder's bosses surrender controversial cash payments in favour of share payouts
British house builder Redrow expects its family-focused 'New Heritage' housing to have a substantial impact on average selling prices and margins of around 20 percent, it said on Thursday.
Galliford Try has bought out Bank of Scotland's 50% stakes in four joint ventures developing schemes valued at £154 million as GT continues to expand its housebuilding operations.
New house prices are starting to rise, two of Britain's biggest builders claimed yesterday.
According to the Halifax, house prices rose 1.2% in October which is the fourth consecutive month that prices have gained - the lender said house prices are 4.7% lower when compared with October last year and the average price of a house is now £165,528...
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