Barratt forward sales rise 43 per cent

Barratt results show drop in completions

Barratt has reported a slight fall in completions during its financial year, and said the market remains ‘challenging’ outside London and the south east.

Barratt ditches shared equity sell off plans

House builder Barratt has scrapped plans to sell its shared equity portfolio, blaming current economic conditions.

House builder backs newbuy scheme

A major house builder has said it will take part in the government’s mortgage scheme which aims to kick start the housing market.

House builder posts first half loss

House builder Taylor Wimpey has posted a small loss for the first half of 2011, figures show.

Margin call

Doing it themselves

Help is at hand for low-income tenants keen to follow the Highland tradition of self-building. Clare Harris reports

Brazil needs a new approach

Brazil needs a shift in attitude if it is to successfully tackle its growing housing crisis, says Ruban Selvanayagam

Stuck in the mud

Despite the Localism Act being passed, the role LEPs can play in housing remains uncertain, says Liz Jenkins, partner, and Laura Coates, trainee, at Clyde & Co

Ready for lift off

House builders must be ready to react if government initiatives deliver a boost to the sector, says property expert Rebecca Kibby

Casting the net for a home

A website aimed solely at local housing allowance claimants is helping people find homes. Lydia Stockdale logs on