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South Wales Argus
08-08-2025
- Business
- South Wales Argus
RICS: Construction activity is on the rise across Wales
The increase has been reported for the fifth consecutive quarter, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Construction Monitor for the second quarter of 2025. The growth, driven by both public and private housebuilding, has not been matched by a rise in profit margins. Sam Rees, interim head of public affairs UK and Ireland at RICS, said: "It's encouraging to see construction activity picking up in Wales and housing being the main driver. "This was also evidenced in NHBC's most recent quarterly report which also shows a rise in the number of new homes registered in Wales. "However, it is important to note that even with an uplift in activity, there is still much progress to be made in building enough homes to meet housing need. "The Welsh Government has an ambitious target of creating 20,000 homes by next year, and it's hoped this momentum can continue, particularly in regard to social and affordable housing." A net balance of 22 per cent of surveyors in Wales reported increased construction activity, the highest level since early 2022. Public housing saw the strongest growth, with a net balance of 38 per cent reporting a rise, while private housing recorded a 24 per cent increase. Profit margins are expected to remain flat over the next year. While this figure is subdued, it is up from -7 per cent reported in the previous survey.
Scotsman
05-08-2025
- Business
- Scotsman
Taylor Wimpey site manager scoops prestigious award in Edinburgh
Nathan Dunlop is celebrating after winning a Pride in the Job 2025 Quality Award from the National House-Building Council (NHBC), recognising his outstanding work at West Craigs in Edinburgh. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... The award honours excellence in site management and build quality, placing Nathan Dunlop in the top 5% of site managers in the UK. Now in its 45th year and widely considered the 'Oscars' of the house-building industry, Pride in the Job celebrates site managers' dedication to raising standards in house building, showcasing best practice and rewarding excellence. Judging is rigorous and thousands of inspections have taken place to determine the 450 award winners from a field of circa 8,200 sites. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Nathan Dunlop, Site Manager at West Craigs in Edinburgh, said: 'It's an honour to have received a Quality Award from the NHBC – which is my second for this impressive development. The whole team at West Craigs is passionate about building high quality homes and I'm delighted that our efforts have been recognised once again. Nathan Dunlop, Site Manager for Taylor Wimpey's West Craigs development at Maybury scoops NHBC Pride in the Job Award "For me, being acknowledged as one of the top site managers not only in the local area, but across the UK, continues to be a true career highlight and something I'm extremely proud of.' Tommy Stirling, Production Director at Taylor Wimpey East Scotland, said: 'We have always been committed to maintaining the highest standards of quality and customer service, and our continued recognition as an NHBC award-winning homebuilder reflects that dedication. This award is thoroughly deserved, and we're incredibly proud of Nathan Dunlop and the team at West Craigs in Edinburgh for their success in these prestigious awards.' Commenting on the awards, Steve Wood, CEO at NHBC said: 'Congratulations to Nathan Dunlop, who has demonstrated the dedication, passion and leadership skills necessary to deliver new homes to exacting construction quality standards. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'Thousands of outstanding site managers have made their mark on the industry in the 45 years Pride in the Job has been running. This continued focus on excellence is vital to support the Government's 1.5 million new homes target and to ensure that all housing is built to the quality owners and occupiers should expect.' Nathan Dunlop, Site Manager at West Craigs, Edinburgh Pride in the Job has five categories: small, medium and large builders, plus multi-storey for projects up to seven storeys and high-rise for projects more than seven storeys. The Quality Award winners will now go on to compete for Seal of Excellence and Regional Awards in the autumn, with the national Supreme Award winners unveiled in January 2026. Taylor Wimpey is an industry leader in build quality and has been awarded a 5 star rating for customer satisfaction from the Home Builders Federation (HBF).
Yahoo
31-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Modest growth in new UK home registrations as London sees 59% annual fall
New home registrations showed 'modest growth' in the second quarter of this year, according to the National House Building Council (NHBC). Across the UK, 30,405 new homes were recorded by the NHBC, a warranty and insurance provider, as being registered to be built in the second quarter of 2025, up by 4% when compared with the same quarter in 2024 and the first quarter of 2025. Some 32,434 new homes were completed in the second quarter of 2025, which was 5% down on the same period in 2024. Yorkshire and the Humber, South West England and Northern Ireland recorded particularly big annual jumps in registrations in the second quarter for new building work starting, the NHBC said. In London, registrations for new work to be started more than halved compared with a year earlier, with 904 registrations in the second quarter of this year, down from 2,191 in the second quarter of 2024. The report said that London continues to be affected by the new building safety regime for high rise buildings and a depressed level of activity from housing associations. Apartment registrations across the UK were down by 23% in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, with 4,002 registrations recorded. All other house type registrations were up, with terraced houses experiencing the biggest annual increase, at a third (33%), to reach 5,371, the report said. The NHBC has a 70%-plus share of the UK warranty market and its figures indicate the stock of new properties in the pipeline as homes are registered with it before being built. Steve Wood, chief executive at NHBC, said: 'There has been modest growth in house building registrations in (the second quarter) compared to last year, signalling an uplift in confidence from developers, especially in low-rise housing. 'While some areas of the market remain subdued, we remain optimistic about the longer-term as planning and land restraints are increasingly unblocked, mortgage rates ease and the Government sustains a focus on new home delivery.' The NHBC recorded 20,924 private sector registrations in the second quarter of 2025, up by 6% compared with the second quarter of 2024. The rental and affordable sector saw a 1% uplift over the same period, with 9,481 new homes registered in the second quarter. Quarter-on-quarter, rental and affordable registrations jumped by 6%, as the industry welcomed Chancellor Rachel Reeves's social and affordable homes programme, the NHBC said. The Government has said it is taking steps to tackle skills shortages in the construction sector and unlock development and opportunity on building sites, with the aim of building 1.5 million new homes as part of its wider plans to drive economic growth. Mr Wood added: 'The demand for social and affordable homes across the UK is acute, so it is encouraging to see long-term targeted funding for this sector. 'At NHBC we are focused on supporting developers to ensure such new homes are built to the quality owners and occupiers should expect. This is particularly important in periods of growth.' Here are the numbers of new home registrations in the second quarter of this year and the annual percentage increase or decrease, according to the NHBC: North East, 1,486, 8% North West, 2,080, minus 16% Yorkshire and the Humber, 2,768, 96% West Midlands, 2,694, minus 1% East Midlands, 4,326, 26% Eastern England, 3,808, minus 12% South West, 4,070, 75% London, 904, minus 59% South East, 3,988, minus 15% Scotland, 2,524, minus 9% Wales, 990, 16% Northern Ireland and Isle of Man, 767, 44%
Telegraph
31-07-2025
- Business
- Telegraph
Khan under pressure after slump in London's new homes
Sir Sadiq Khan is facing calls to water down his affordable housing targets amid a slump in the number of new homes in London. Figures from the National House Building Council (NHBC) showed that just 904 new homes were registered in London in the second quarter, down by 59pc from the same period last year. That marks the weakest second-quarter performance for at least 15 years. Registrations stood at just under 7,000 in the same period a decade ago. The NHBC blamed mounting costs required to fix fire safety defects on high-rise buildings after new laws came into effect to prevent a Grenfell-style cladding disaster. It also cited a depressed level of activity from housing associations. However, developers are understood to be concerned that the Mayor of London's strict affordable homes quotas are fuelling the problem and are lobbying Sir Sadiq to water down the targets. The Mayor has set private housebuilders a target of ensuring 35pc of homes within each development are affordable, which in itself was a climbdown from an initial manifesto pledge of 50pc. Housebuilders say the 35pc target is too high and makes it difficult to turn a profit. Housebuilders argue that overly ambitious and inflexible targets have stymied building, with many developments not getting off the ground at all. Bosses are understood to be pushing for the affordability quota to be lowered to 25pc, according to sources close to the situation. One source said: 'If the Mayor continues to insist on 35pc, he'll get 35pc of nothing, so surely it's better to get a lower percentage of something.' Developers are also frustrated with a rule that means the Mayor can take the majority of profits made at developments where less than 35pc of homes are affordable. Affordable home starts last year were at their second-lowest level since 2008. Construction began on 3,991 affordable homes in the year ending March 2025, showing improvement from the previous year's record low of 2,358, but still well below average. In 2023, Sir Sadiq promised a 'golden era of council housebuilding' after being handed £4bn by the previous Conservative government for his affordable homes programme. This was topped up with £100m from Rachel Reeves in last year's Budget and another £60m earlier this year. But the Mayor has come under fire for the sluggish progress, with Kevin Hollinrake, the shadow housing secretary, branding the pace of construction 'catastrophic'. Official figures show work began on just work began on just 1,100 new homes in London during the first three months of the year. Sir Sadiq has an overarching target to build 88,000 homes a year in the capital.
Daily Record
15-07-2025
- Business
- Daily Record
Hamilton housing development scoops industry awards
Cala's Darroch showhome at Cornhill Village was recognised at the Scottish home awards A Hamilton housing development has been recognised at this year's Scottish home awards, while its project manager has earned a prestigious honour from the National Home Building Council (NHBC). Cala Homes, who are constructing 26 properties at Cornhill Village off Strathaven Road, took home the showhome of the year title from the 18th annual Scottish home awards in Glasgow for their five-bedroomed Darroch house type. It features the housebuilder's 'showhome of support' initiative by showcasing products by 10 local suppliers; while the property has been designed by Alison Harding of amw Designs, inspired by nature and the development's green surroundings and using influences including Japanese and Scandinavian design, and neutral aesthetics. Judges were impressed by the Darroch's 'high specification and finish, flexibility and sustainability features' as the Cala property triumphed in a keenly-contested category with 16 finalists. Cala began sales of their Cornhill development last October with its three showhomes opening in February, in what is the company's first development in Hamilton since constructing the nearby Wellshaw Grange development nearly a decade ago. Project manager Jordan Hughes made it a double award success as he earned a pride in the job quality award from the NHBC, meaning he will now go on to this autumn's seal of excellence and regional awards, with winners then going forward to a national ceremony in January. Jordan said: 'This recognition means a lot. It reflects the high standards I set every day but more importantly, reflects the team culture we've built on site: one that takes ownership, solves problems fast, and never compromises on the quality of the homes we deliver. 'This is what it looks like when a team believes in the product, the process, and each other. The whole team is on cloud nine about the recent award wins.' Cala Homes (West) managing director Ian Conway said: 'Since launching our latest Hamilton development we have received spectacular feedback, so it is a great honour to be awarded showhome of the year and to witness Jordan and the team being recognised, as they have helped make this site possible. 'Pride in the Job is a highly-regarded accolade which is testament to the hard work Jordan and the team carry out day-to-day, ensuring our site and its teams including our sub-contractor partners achieve the highest standards for our customers and communities. 'Congratulations are very well deserved.' Hamilton's community growth area. * Don't miss the latest headlines from around Lanarkshire. Sign up to our newsletters here. Article continues below
