Speaking to an audience of small housebuilders and other members of the Federation of Master Builders at the organisation’s winter reception at the House of Lords, Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook said the Government is “wholly committed to supporting SME housebuilders [...]

Small housebuilders will not be able to grow their market share and contribute to the Government’s ambitious housebuilding targets unless a series of key barriers are removed to meet the Housing Minister's aim to diversify the market. This is the [...]

The construction industry has reacted with a range of positive and negative statements to the changes announced to the National Planning Policy Framework, which could have major implications for the housebuilding sector in 2025, although there remain several areas which [...]

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has confirmed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework, including policies on freeing up the green belt and placing the onus on local authorities to deliver local plans or have the Government [...]

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has defended her Department's approach to 'unblocking' sites in the south east on the BBC, following approving a development of 165 homes in Cranbrook, Kent, on a former Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. She told the [...]