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DECC's decision to ask the Supreme Court to overrule yesterday's unsuccessful High Court appeal against its recent ruling on solar PV feed-in tariffs means continued uncertainty for the industry.

Over 500 guests gathered in London recently for an annual celebration of building excellence at the LABC awards, presented this year by Channel 4’s Jon Snow.

In the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) UK Housing Market survey, nine out of ten (89%) surveyors said uncertainty in the economy was holding back activity in the housing market and preventing any meaningful recovery.

The government has published its new housing strategy which includes a £400 million pot to build 16,000 new homes and guaranteeing first time buyers’ mortgages.

The CBI’s director-general John Cridland has labelled the government's decision to cut solar feed-in tariffs (FITs) before the consultation period has ended “the latest in a string of government own goals”.

The newly formed government Green Constriction Board highlighted the opportunity for the smaller builder in the domestic sustainability market at their first meeting recently. 

The prime minister David Cameron has revealed plans to get Britain building again and build up to 200,000 new homes by releasing public sector land and rekindling the council house right-to-buy scheme.

Housebuilders have criticised new research from RIBA which suggests thousands of brand new houses are failing to provide the space families need, labelling the report as "disappointing" and a “missed opportunity” for a wider debate on important planning issues such NPPF.

Scotland’s largest new settlement for a generation is a step closer after the Elsick Development Company (EDC) lodged outline plans for a new 4,000-home community with Aberdeenshire Council.

The overall extra costs of building new homes to low-carbon standards have fallen by almost three quarters in the last three years, according to a new report.