Housing secretary Michael Gove is to tell the UK’s house building industry today that it must foot the estimated £4 billion bill to replace fire-risk cladding on thousands of towers across the…
Read MoreLATEST: Taylor Wimpey agrees to free leaseholders from ground rent nightmare
Major house builder is latest to help its former customers as the CMA investigation into unfair leasehold practices and miss-selling rumbles on.
Read MoreBREAKING: CMA forces developer Countryside into ground rents U-turn
Big Four developer says it will remove doubling ground rents from all leasehold properties and will no longer include such clauses in future sales.
Read MoreTaylor Wimpey joins OTM as it battles leasehold scandal investigation
The UK's third largest builder is to advertise its properties and developments on the portal, joining many of the other major construction firms including Barratt and Persimmon.
Read MoreFour major house builders under investigation for leasehold mis-selling
Five months after saying it would look into the scandal, the CMA says the firms to be probed are Barratt Developments, Countryside Properties, Persimmon Homes and Taylor Wimpey.
Read MoreTaylor Wimpey shares fall 8% as profits plunge and home completions plummet
But better news on the horizon for house builder as completions for 2020 forward sold by 97% – but pipeline has slowed.
Read MoreLeading agent rails against developers who use low cost property management contractors
Kristjan Byfield says he knows of a luxury block where lift maintenance has a 28-day response rate SLA in place even though apartments 'cost millions'.
Read MoreWho are the most successful house builders in the UK?
Research is published showing best house builders by number, growth in new homes sold and price achieved.
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