9th September 2025 Planning approvals slump to 13-year low: HBF New home planning permissions fell 17% in Q2 2025 to 44,520, the lowest quarterly figure since 2012.
15th August 2025 HBF unveils updated skills strategy to deliver 1.5 million homes Less than 40% of construction students in Further Education go straight into industry roles.
6th May 2025 Homeownership now "out of reach" for many young people, says HBF Dual-income households need to earn over £37,000 per person to afford a newly built home, compared to £25,000 per person when Help to Buy ended in 2022, according to new...
8th January 2025 Planning permissions fall to record lows Planning permission figures have continued to fall, according to the latest data from the Home Builders Federation.