Housing

MP visits DTS factory to discuss the UK housing crisis
by Jennie Ward|28 October 25|Build, Supply
Donaldson Timber Systems (DTS) has welcomed Charlie Maynard MP to its Witney manufacturing facility to discuss the role of offsite timber frame construction in meeting housebuilding targets. The visit came following DTS' investment of more than £10m at its Oxfordshire facility, which has increased offsite automation to scale up production...
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Deeside welcomes MP and MSPs to discuss housing delivery
by Jennie Ward|28 July 25|Build, Supply
Chris Kane MP has become the latest government representative to visit Deeside Timberframe’s Throsk manufacturing facility, touring the expanded site just weeks after MSP Alex Rowley made a similar visit to discuss the role of offsite timber frame construction in tackling the UK housing crisis. Both visits come on the...
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National Housing Bank ‘to deliver 500,000 new homes’
by Jennie Ward|19 June 25|Build, Supply
Hundreds of thousands of homes will be delivered through a new government-backed ‘housing bank’ backed by private sector investment, the government has announced. The National Housing Bank, a subsidiary of Homes England, will be publicly owned and backed with £16 billion of financial capacity, on top of £6 billion of...
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Planning permission approvals reach new low
by Jennie Ward|12 June 25|Build, Supply
The number of new home building sites given planning approval in England during Q1 2025 was the lowest since reporting began some 20 years ago, according to the latest Housing Pipeline report from the Home Builders Federation (based on Glenigan data). This means there has been less investment in new...
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Private sector registrations are up by 62% in Q1 of 2025
by Matt Milton|13 May 25|Design
Private sector registrations rose 62% in the first quarter of 2025 against Q1 2024, according to the latest UK home statistics from the NHBC. During Q1 2025, 20,653 private sector homes were registered to be built against Q1 2024’s 12,747. Meanwhile, the rental and affordable homes sector saw a “...
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Global collaboration streamlines prefabricated timber homes
by Jennie Ward|26 April 25|Build, Supply
Are prefabricated timber homes the future of sustainable architecture? ArchiFrame explores how a seamless integration of hardware and software has helped a Korean factory prepare for the future. When Space Factory set out to build a cutting-edge new timber prefabrication production plant in Korea, they knew that a seamless integration...
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Labour’s housing goal predicted to exceed industry capacity by 23%, says Think Timber
by Jennie Ward|03 April 25|Supply
The UK staircase industry faces a concerning capacity shortfall of almost one-quarter to meet the government’s housing target to build 1.5 million homes by 2030, according to research by Think Timber, a strategic partner to the timber staircase sector. Think Timber gathered data from all the UK staircase manufacturers to...
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Spring Statement highlights ‘difficult decisions’ the UK faces to boost housing
by Jennie Ward|29 March 25|Supply
Housebuilding over the next five years will fail to meet the government's 1.5 million new home pledge, according to the latest Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) figures. Instead, the OBR says around 1.3 million net additional dwellings will be built, meaning the government will fail to meet its target by around...
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CPA Trade Survey highlights a mix of growth and lingering weakness
by Jennie Ward|24 March 25|Supply
The latest Construction Trade Survey from the Construction Products Association (CPA) has highlighted a mixture of growth and weakness during Q4 of 2024. The end of 2024 remained a mixed quarter for firms in the construction supply chain. In the final three months of the year, construction product manufacturers reported a...
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Structural timber ‘can deliver best value for government’s housing investment’, says STA
by Jennie Ward|17 February 25|Build, Supply
The Structural Timber Association (STA) has welcomed the announcement from Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner that an additional £350 million will be invested in boosting social housing construction and is calling for the Government to recognise the value that structural timber can deliver for this cash injection. The move will...
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