Paul Smith, managing director of The Strategic Land Group, warns that some changes to the new National Planning Policy Framework may have unintended consequences ...

The chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced a £2.3 billion fund for city-centre projects and large-scale regeneration schemes, including housing. Up to £1.7 billion of the City Investment Funds, ...

NHBC has launched its first multi-skill construction training hub, part of its £100 million UK-wide programme to address the skills shortage and support the government’s goal of delivering 1.5 million ...

Persimmon’s completions and profit rose in 2025 with the business reporting a “strong performance”. But the housebuilder also noted the possible effect of the Iran conflict on customer sentiment this ...

The government is consulting on ways to tackle speculative demand grid connection requests, with priority over projects that “deliver growth and jobs”. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ...

The industry has made notable strides to address the skills issue but it needs government support to “fully close” the skills gap and meet housing ambitions, according to the Home Builders Federation, ...

Women still only represent around 15% of the construction workforce, according to Office for National Statistics data. Marking Women in Construction Week and International Women’s Day, Housebuilder ...

Housing secretary Steve Reed heads a strong line up at the Home Builders Federation’s Policy Conference this month, taking place in just over two weeks. At the Policy Conference on March 24, Reed is ...

The planning system’s approach to consultation is “structurally flawed and risks undermining the delivery of homes and infrastructure”, according to communications agency Shared Voice. Submitting its ...

Tomiwa Oluade joined Taylor Wimpey as a Graduate in September 2015. After completing the 2 year Management Trainee scheme in 2017, Tomiwa joined the Central London business unit as an Assistant ...

Richard is the Programme Director at the Future Homes Hub, overseeing the Future Homes Delivery Plan that brings the new homes sector together to create net zero homes and sustainable places. Richard ...

Richard Blyth has been Head of Policy Practice & Research at the Royal Town Planning Institute since 2011. He is a chartered town planner with experience in central, county and local government at ...