Topic

Housebuilding

2 stories from Property Pulse UK

New brick homes under construction in England, illustrating Budget housing proposals affecting buyers and smaller builders.

Budget housing proposals: committee seeks OBR checks on market impact

Budget housing proposals should face checks for their effects on supply and purchases, a committee says, alongside calls for simpler support for smaller builders.

17 October 2026

Part-built brick homes and scaffolding at a London development illustrate pressures on the housebuilding target.

Planning

Housebuilding target: falling output raises questions over delivery

The housebuilding target faces renewed scrutiny after reported ONS figures showed three monthly falls in private residential new-build output, alongside warnings about development costs.

16 October 2026