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GLG Topic: UK Homebuilding

UK Homebuilding encompasses developers and related entities that construct both detached and single-family housing as well as apartment complexes (individual units are often referred to as "flats") throughout regions such as greater London, Wales, and Scotland. Product types vary yet include one and two bedroom coach houses and apartments, three story town houses, and larger homes. Major homebuilders operating in these geographies include Taylor Whimpey Plc, Persimmon Homes Plc, Barratt Developments Plc, Bellway Plc, Redrow Plc, Bovis Homes Group Plc, and Crest Nicholson.

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Leading Experts: UK Homebuilding

Nigel Marks, Director, Marks Consultancy ServicesNigel Marks
Director
Marks Consultancy Services

Nigel Marks is a Director at Marks Consultancy Services in UK. Mr. Marks currently provides expertise to townbuilders and homebuilders in the creation of new sustainable communities. He has more than 30 years of experience in the real estate industry and previously was a Director at Taylor Woodrow Construction,...

Jon Watson, MA DipArch DipTRP MRTPI, Principal, Jon Watson ConsultingJon Watson, MA DipArch DipTRP MRTPI
Principal
Jon Watson Consulting

Jon Watson is Principal of Jon Watson Consulting in the UK, a consultancy that provides services to house builders, housing associations and government agencies in the fields of housing strategy, planning and procurement. Mr. Watson has 30 years' experience and a national reputation in the fields of...

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GLG NewsSM Analysis: UK Homebuilding(?)

Opinions and analyses expressed in GLG News are solely those of the author. See the Terms of Use for details.
Buy Or Rent? The Future Of The UK Housing Market | 07-11-2008
Analysis of: Persimmon, Savills hit by further housing weakness | www.marketwatch.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

Lowest Housing starts for Decades. Increasing redundancies. Improving Rental Figures. Potential Housing crisis as shortages of homes grow.

Pretty painful, but not terminal | 06-16-2008
Analysis of: U.K. Homebuilders May Avoid `Armageddon,' UBS Says | www.bloomberg.com
Author: Jon Watson, MA DipArch DipTRP MRTPI, Principal, Jon Watson Consulting

Whilst there is no doubt that there will be significant write downs on some sites in most house-builders’ land banks, the nature of the land deals for many of the sites in those land banks means that much of the pain will be felt by the original vendors of the sites rather than the house-builders t...

UK Homebuilding - Can the Government's proposals satisfy the housing need? | 07-26-2007
Analysis of: The Housing Green Paper | www.communities.gov.uk
Author: Nigel Marks, Director, Marks Consultancy Services

The UK Government has announced proposals to deliver 3 million new homes by 2020 to keep up with demand, particularly for affordable, sustainable homes. To enable this to happen, land must be made more readily available and the complex planning process that exists, must be simplified. To achieve...

UK House Prices: Is this the turning point? Probably, but not in the way that most commentators suggest! | 03-28-2008
Author: Jon Watson, MA DipArch DipTRP MRTPI, Principal, Jon Watson Consulting

First time buyer activity is the traditional prop for the market:  despite continued high levels of household formation (225k per annum, compared with build rates of 160-180k per annum), increasing numbers of newly forming households are choosing to rent rather than buy. In parallel, buy to let...

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GLG InstituteSM Seminars: UK Homebuilding(?)

 
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