Topic

New-build homes

3 stories from Property Pulse UK

New-build brick houses beside scaffolding on an English development, illustrating the Your First Home scheme.

Your First Home scheme: Bellway forecasts more building but warns buyers may wait

Your First Home could increase Bellway’s annual building by around 10%, its chief executive says, while uncertainty over the launch risks delaying first-time buyers’ purchases.

4 hrs ago

New homes in flood-risk areas illustrated by modern brick houses beside a rainwater-covered residential road.

Insurance

New homes in flood-risk areas face future insurance uncertainty, Aviva warns

New homes in flood-risk areas could become difficult to insure, Aviva’s chief executive has warned, putting the location and resilience of developments under scrutiny.

16 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