Britain’s biggest housebuilder urges government to support first-time buyers.
Not a word about cutting profit margins, ever rising profits, gobbling previous stamp duty support, building substandard homes, builders secretly exchanging data to hike prices.
Not a word about cutting profit margins, ever rising profits, gobbling previous stamp duty support, building substandard homes, builders secretly exchanging data to hike prices.
Britain’s biggest housebuilder urges government to support first-time buyers
Taylor Wimpey chief Jennie Daly calls for revival of help-to-buy equity loan scheme to revive property market
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Britain’s biggest housebuilder urges government to support first-time buyers.
Not a word about cutting profit margins, ever rising profits, gobbling previous stamp duty support, building substandard homes, builders secretly exchanging data to hike prices.
Not a word about cutting profit margins, ever rising profits, gobbling previous stamp duty support, building substandard homes, builders secretly exchanging data to hike prices.
One thing I do admire about Smurf culture is how each one has an equal and unique role in their society where some of them are actual jobs like Housebuilder Smurf, but then there’s a guy just called Jerk Smurf whose job it is to be a jerk and that makes me feel like I have value as well
January 16, 2025 at 2:18 AM
One thing I do admire about Smurf culture is how each one has an equal and unique role in their society where some of them are actual jobs like Housebuilder Smurf, but then there’s a guy just called Jerk Smurf whose job it is to be a jerk and that makes me feel like I have value as well
Housebuilder: …and once we’re finished we can chuck in an ornate feature of your choice. What do you fancy?
Client: Swastika made of penises - final answer.
Client: Swastika made of penises - final answer.
January 24, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Housebuilder: …and once we’re finished we can chuck in an ornate feature of your choice. What do you fancy?
Client: Swastika made of penises - final answer.
Client: Swastika made of penises - final answer.
While the UK relies on the housebuilder monopoly for housing supply, versions of Osborne’s ‘Right to Buy’ policy will be rolled out ineffectually forever. Build council housing!
September 27, 2026 at 7:58 AM
While the UK relies on the housebuilder monopoly for housing supply, versions of Osborne’s ‘Right to Buy’ policy will be rolled out ineffectually forever. Build council housing!
UK diesel prices hit record high at 199.18p a litre; housebuilder stocks surge on new homes scheme.
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UK diesel prices hit record high at 199.18p a litre; housebuilder stocks surge on new homes scheme – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
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September 28, 2026 at 12:27 PM
UK diesel prices hit record high at 199.18p a litre; housebuilder stocks surge on new homes scheme.
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House builder donates £1,500 to Cat Rescue Gloucestershire & has also given advice on how to make moving as stress free as possible for your pet.
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Swindon housebuilder gives local cat rescue a £1,500 helping paw
A housebuilder known for helping people move into new homes is now helping cats find theirs.
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April 30, 2026 at 8:17 PM
House builder donates £1,500 to Cat Rescue Gloucestershire & has also given advice on how to make moving as stress free as possible for your pet.
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(So, presumably, the lower cost newbuilds do not butter the housebuilder parsnips)
September 26, 2026 at 5:14 PM
(So, presumably, the lower cost newbuilds do not butter the housebuilder parsnips)
UK housebuilder profits set to fall 12% as ‘relentless grind’ drags on ft.trib.al/ctSn1MJ
UK housebuilder profits set to fall 12% as ‘relentless grind’ drags on
Profits forecast to decline this year as developers resort to bulk sales to shift homes in sluggish market
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August 16, 2026 at 5:16 AM
UK housebuilder profits set to fall 12% as ‘relentless grind’ drags on ft.trib.al/ctSn1MJ
- anyone at all who has ever been on the news as ‘Britain’s last traditional’ anything. for example, Britain’s last wattle and daub housebuilder or ormolu gilding restorer
November 27, 2025 at 10:52 PM
- anyone at all who has ever been on the news as ‘Britain’s last traditional’ anything. for example, Britain’s last wattle and daub housebuilder or ormolu gilding restorer
Where are his legs?
Welcome funding boost for Friends of Cambuslang Park charity from housebuilder
The organisation has organised activities for thousands of local people to enjoy
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
October 20, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Where are his legs?
Let’s build cheap, low quality houses that are prone to flooding.
Sod our natural world too while we are at it. Despoil or kill whatever you want Mr Housebuilder.
Sod our natural world too while we are at it. Despoil or kill whatever you want Mr Housebuilder.
January 22, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Let’s build cheap, low quality houses that are prone to flooding.
Sod our natural world too while we are at it. Despoil or kill whatever you want Mr Housebuilder.
Sod our natural world too while we are at it. Despoil or kill whatever you want Mr Housebuilder.
These are the fuckers responsible
Hill | Award-Winning Housebuilder Across London & the South
Hill is an award-winning, five-star housebuilder that specialises in developing modern, beautiful new homes across London and the South.
www.hill.co.uk
June 3, 2026 at 9:22 AM
These are the fuckers responsible
Someone called X the "child porn website formerly known as Twitter" which sure seems appropriate & reminds me of an old joke:
"I built houses for 20 years, but they don't call me John the housebuilder. I ran 15 marathons, but they don't call me John the Marathoner. But you fuck one horse..."
"I built houses for 20 years, but they don't call me John the housebuilder. I ran 15 marathons, but they don't call me John the Marathoner. But you fuck one horse..."
Just how bad is Grok's nonconsensual porn problem? Musk's AI chatbot is generating another sexualized image of someone without their permission every single minute:
Grok Is Generating About 'One Nonconsensual Sexualized Image Per Minute'
Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok keeps churning out nonconsenual images of women and minors in bikinis and lingerie, outraging users and regulators
www.rollingstone.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Someone called X the "child porn website formerly known as Twitter" which sure seems appropriate & reminds me of an old joke:
"I built houses for 20 years, but they don't call me John the housebuilder. I ran 15 marathons, but they don't call me John the Marathoner. But you fuck one horse..."
"I built houses for 20 years, but they don't call me John the housebuilder. I ran 15 marathons, but they don't call me John the Marathoner. But you fuck one horse..."
this lack of curiosity about the importance of the state as a housebuilder is also just annoying because if you actually looked at the places you adore so much (eg. singapore) you would note that it has higher rates of state owned housing than the fucking soviet union did
it's cool how you can really agitate yimbys by simply suggesting that market failure can also exist, not just regulation failure, and that you're not persuaded every instance of failure in the housing market is the latter
June 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM
this lack of curiosity about the importance of the state as a housebuilder is also just annoying because if you actually looked at the places you adore so much (eg. singapore) you would note that it has higher rates of state owned housing than the fucking soviet union did
I live in a new build house. On a recent cold and windy day I could hear a whistling noise throughout the property. I spent an hour angrily searching for the source, convinced the housebuilder had given me badly fitted windows or duff radiator valves. It was my nostrils
October 11, 2024 at 3:25 PM
I live in a new build house. On a recent cold and windy day I could hear a whistling noise throughout the property. I spent an hour angrily searching for the source, convinced the housebuilder had given me badly fitted windows or duff radiator valves. It was my nostrils
Wanna feel old? This is what 80s funsters The Thompson Twins look like today.
New-build Bellway home owners tell of roof leaks and loft mould
Housebuilder Bellway says it has worked hard to resolve issues reported by residents.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 14, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Wanna feel old? This is what 80s funsters The Thompson Twins look like today.
Tax land banks and begin a state sponsored national build program - starting on Brownfield land where 1.4m homes are possible - half of which already have planning permission.
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Barratt Redrow profits surge but housebuilder cuts completion forecast
Planning delays and affordability pressures overshadow rising completions at Leicestershire-based housing giant
www.thebusinessdesk.com
September 16, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Tax land banks and begin a state sponsored national build program - starting on Brownfield land where 1.4m homes are possible - half of which already have planning permission.
buff.ly/efifmgM
buff.ly/efifmgM
Probably not, at least on the pricing side. Think the Hometrack data tends to focus on volume housebuilder type development rather than flats
September 26, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Probably not, at least on the pricing side. Think the Hometrack data tends to focus on volume housebuilder type development rather than flats
And they need great insulation, plenty of light, room to work, to live, to play ... not just to exist.
Builder's profits would be lower. But since 2009, housebuilder profits per unit sold have increased tenfold, from £6.8k to £68k.
Sorry guys, the gravy-train has been cancelled.
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Builder's profits would be lower. But since 2009, housebuilder profits per unit sold have increased tenfold, from £6.8k to £68k.
Sorry guys, the gravy-train has been cancelled.
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December 14, 2024 at 3:32 PM
And they need great insulation, plenty of light, room to work, to live, to play ... not just to exist.
Builder's profits would be lower. But since 2009, housebuilder profits per unit sold have increased tenfold, from £6.8k to £68k.
Sorry guys, the gravy-train has been cancelled.
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Builder's profits would be lower. But since 2009, housebuilder profits per unit sold have increased tenfold, from £6.8k to £68k.
Sorry guys, the gravy-train has been cancelled.
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UK’s largest housebuilder to buy less land, in blow to Labour’s homes target
UK’s largest housebuilder to buy less land, in blow to Labour’s homes target
Barratt Redrow blames effects of Iran war, and likely impact on mortgage rates and costs, for further reduction
Britain’s largest housebuilder is planning to dramatically cut back on buying new land, blaming the impact of the conflict in the Middle East and putting Labour’s ambitious housebuilding target under more pressure.
Barratt Redrow said that it intends to approve between 7,000 and 9,000 plots of land for purchase in its current financial year, far lower than previous guidance of between 10,000 and 12,000. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 15, 2026 at 10:58 AM
UK’s largest housebuilder to buy less land, in blow to Labour’s homes target
So rare I can give an unambiguous welcome to a UK govt policy - it’s a real pleasure to see this long overdue change
New homes will save up to £1000 on energy bills with solar on roof
Finally, the housebuilder lobby against these rules has been seen off
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
New homes will save up to £1000 on energy bills with solar on roof
Finally, the housebuilder lobby against these rules has been seen off
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Solar panels on all new homes as part of Labour’s net-zero push
Sir Keir Starmer rejects Sir Tony Blair’s calls to reset ‘irrational’ climate policies because they were ‘doomed to fail’
www.thetimes.com
April 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
So rare I can give an unambiguous welcome to a UK govt policy - it’s a real pleasure to see this long overdue change
New homes will save up to £1000 on energy bills with solar on roof
Finally, the housebuilder lobby against these rules has been seen off
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
New homes will save up to £1000 on energy bills with solar on roof
Finally, the housebuilder lobby against these rules has been seen off
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Developers will offer anything other than a reduction in the headline price
www.housingtoday.co.uk/news/berkele...
www.housingtoday.co.uk/news/berkele...
Berkeley offers to pay private school fees for buyers of homes in north London estate
Housebuilder looks at incentives for people to buy
www.housingtoday.co.uk
August 5, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Developers will offer anything other than a reduction in the headline price
www.housingtoday.co.uk/news/berkele...
www.housingtoday.co.uk/news/berkele...
Yet more evidence heat pumps are much more efficient than boilers. www.businessgreen.com/news/4531407...
Study: Heat pumps four times more efficient than gas boilers in new homes
Tests carried out by housebuilder Bellway alongside University of Salford academics finds air source heat pumps can save money on energy bills compared to gas boilers
www.businessgreen.com
June 19, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Yet more evidence heat pumps are much more efficient than boilers. www.businessgreen.com/news/4531407...