Housebuilders must do more to sell the industry’s opportunities to young people as it faces a “crying need to recruit” workers. The North West managing director of Bellway Homes spoke out about the construction sector’s needs to engage more with schools during a panel discussion in Knowsley yesterday (3 May). David Williams ... Read More...
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Reversing red tape “faux pas of the past” would help small to medium-sized housebuilders tackle the housing crisis, according to the head of a prominent Liverpool developer. As a new report studying the barriers affecting SME builders has been released by the Home Builders Federation (HBF), Redrow founder Steve Morgan says it ... Read More...
Merseyside is among the top 15 areas in the country for creating housebuilding jobs according to new figures released today. In its ‘Building Communities, Boosting Employment’ report the Home Builders Federation (HBF) suggests the industry created 3,096 new jobs across the county during 2014/15. This total, which puts Merseyside as 15th in ... Read More...
The government's 'starter homes' initiative could help to make more housing schemes viable for medium sized developers to deliver, according to one Merseyside-based firm. Forth Homes says it is confident the plans to build 200,000 new properties available at 20% discount to young first-time buyers will "offer some promising opportunities" for ... Read More...