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HBF reveals planning approvals fell 21% to 14-year low
HBF reveals 45,315 English homes received planning permission in Q2 2026, down 21% on Q1 and the lowest quarterly total since 2012.
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Rightmove: asking prices rise 0.7% as stock hits 12-year high
Rightmove reports September asking prices rose 0.7% to £367,440 while homes for sale reached a 12-year high.
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House Buyer Bureau: England's long-term empty homes hit 303,185
House Buyer Bureau estimates England has 303,185 homes empty for more than six months, with the stock valued at £88.6bn using regional average prices.
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Glenigan: residential starts fall 36% as site viability worsens
Glenigan’s September Index finds residential construction starts fell 36% year on year to August as developers reassess site viability.
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Savills says DMS homes could open ownership to 530,000 renters
Savills says Discounted Market Sale homes could help restart stalled housing sites and widen the route from renting into ownership, with up to 530,000 households potentially able to buy through the model.
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NAO warns skills gap could leave housing targets short of workers
The National Audit Office has warned that labour shortages could threaten the government’s housing plans, saying up to 755,000 additional construction workers may be needed…
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Pennycook says housing starts rose 15% as 1.5m target stays unclear
Matthew Pennycook told MPs housing starts rose 15 percent over the past year but did not say clearly whether Labour remains on track to hit its 1.5 million homes target by 2029.
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Khan launches £100m housing company with 7,000-home Silvertown plan
Sadiq Khan has launched a new City Hall housing company with £100m for the 7,000-home Silvertown scheme, a fresh attempt to push more supply into London’s tight rental market.
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Homes England backs Cambridge East with 10,000-home target
Homes England and The Hill Group have completed the acquisition of Cambridge East, with plans for more than 10,000 homes on the 700-acre site around…
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Planning applications hit 14-year low as future rental supply comes under strain
Planning applications in Britain have fallen to their lowest level in 14 years, with Landmark reporting a national rate of just 995 applications per 100,000…