Carl Brown
Carl Brown is head of content at Building, Housing Today and Building Design.
He helps to shape the news, insight and analysis across all three titles.
He has many years of experience writing about the housing development market.
Contact info
- Tel:
- 07947 251 424
- Email:
- carl.brown@assemblemediagroup.co.uk
NewsContractors and suppliers ‘positive’ about Vistry price reductions, boss insists
Hundreds of firms have agreed to cut costs with none walking away, says Stephen Teagle
NewsVistry completes round of price cuts with suppliers and says it will beat expected profit figure
Housebuilder asked firms for 10% cuts last October to ‘generate production efficiencies’
NewsTaylor Wimpey profit to be at ‘top end’ of forecasts
Housebuilder builds more than 10,800 homes, exceeding previous forecast but down sharply on 2022 numbers
NewsConstruction activity falls again but at a slower rate
Output down for fourth successive month as housebuilding remains weak, according to S&P Global/CIPS UK index
NewsGovernment pledges £1.25bn more for homes decarbonisation fund
Additional cash part of £6bn for upcoming energy efficiency measures
NewsDLUHC targets 8,000 new homes through latest £80m brownfield funding pot
Local authorities encouraged to bid for funds to bring derelict sites back into use
FeaturesTop 150 Contractors and Housebuilders 2023: Digging into the data
Beneath the headline rankings of the top 150 contracting and housebuilding firms in the sector, there are more complex stories to tell based on turnover, profit and margins
NewsMore than half of the largest contractors and housebuilders report drop in pre-tax margin
Exclusive data published tomorrow illustrates industry’s financial squeeze
NewsSpringfield ‘on track’ to hit expectations but completions fall
Scottish housebuilder aiming to cut debt through land sales as it re-enters affordable housing market
NewsBuilding Safety Regulator to assess four in 10 occupied higher-risk buildings by 2026
New regulator publishes its first strategic plan, setting out a three-year ‘roadmap’ for action
NewsDouble awards success for Building
Wins for Building, publisher Assemble Media Group and individual journalists at two separate awards ceremonies
NewsHunt announces £110m nutrient mitigation fund to ‘unlock 40,000 homes’
Extension of affordable homes guarantee scheme and low borrowing rates for councils are also confirmed
NewsAutumn statement 2023: Key measures at a glance
A list of announcements made today by the chancellor in his ‘budget for growth’
NewsHomes England backs volumetric modular with £15m loan to TopHat
Funding body makes lending facility available despite recent high-profile failures
NewsDLUHC issues fresh guidance on plan to stop developers building unless they carry out cladding repairs
Update says department expects planning authorities to check whether any firms are on list banning them from working
NewsCrest Nicholson cuts profit forecast again as firm plans job cuts
Housebuilder announces series of cost-cutting measures
NewsHousing association says contractor failures have hit sales income
Southern posted just £3m in sales income in first half of the year
NewsL&Q’s completions down a third as it reins in spending
Housing association deleverages as it eyes 50% cut in capital expenditure by 2026
FeaturesGrowing into new markets: CPC Project Services’ Steve Mole explains his plans to diversify
Fresh from success at this year’s Building Awards, CPC Project Services’ managing partner tells Building about his vision for growth – and where he sees the firm operating in 10 years’ time
NewsAnalysts see light at end of tunnel as Taylor Wimpey says profit will be ‘at upper end of forecasts’
Housebuilder expects to build 10,500 homes this year