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  • Osborne Group

    Last updated 6 July 2022 Osborne Group Osborne Group is a building contractor which was founded in 1966 by engineer Geoffrey Osborne, who was active within the business up to his death in March 2005 aged 81. The company remains in the control of the Osborne family but in the summer of 2021 the infrastructure […]

  • Capita Group Plc

    Last updated 29th June 2022 Capita plc Capita plc is a major support services group which is a leading UK provider of business process management and integrated professional support service solutions. The group”s Real Estate and Infrastructure division – which is part of group of businesses earmarked for disposal by the parent company (see Financials […]

  • Mulalley & Co Ltd (Sherrygreen Group of Companies)

    Last updated 8 August 2022 Mulalley & Co Ltd Mulalley & Co Ltd is a privately-owned contractor based in Essex and part of the Sherrygreen Group of Companies. Formed in 1972, the group has expanded into a business turning over around £140 million a year that is one of the UK’s leading social housing contractors. Mulalley […]

  • Avant Homes

    Last updated 21 February 2023 Avant Homes Group Avant is one of the UK’s largest privately-owned housebuilders and property developers and sells nearly 2,000 homes a year. The group was founded in 1996 and turns over £600 million a year, sells more than 1,700 homes annually and employs around 700 people. In April 2021, property company Berkeley […]

  • The facts behind Landbanking claims 2018

    The facts behind Landbanking claims Is Landbanking frustrating the Government’s target to deliver new homes? This is one of the issues a Government panel of experts will tackle as part of their review into the gap between the number of planning permissions being granted and those built in areas of high demand. Glenigan offers detailed […]

  • Growth and Opportunity in North West Construction

    Growth and Opportunity in North West Construction In the last financial year, the North West overtook Greater London as the second biggest source of new homes starting on site. Amidst concern over the state of the capital’s rapidly weakening housing market, those figures from the National House-Building Council (NHBC) barely merited attention but illustrate a […]

  • Build UK Trade Survey – 2018 Q2

    Contractors expect increased residential activity The survey, which was undertaken with Glenigan, found that a balance of 22% of contractors expect their overall workloads to rise next quarter. A smaller balance of 11% of firms expect their output to rise over the next 12 months. Expectations of residential-led growth follow a weakening in output during […]

  • HBF/Glenigan Housing Pipeline Q4 2017

    The residential development pipeline remains strong during 2017 Q4 The fourth quarter saw a strengthening in approvals after a slight cooling during the previous three months, according to the latest HBF / Glenigan Housing Pipeline Report. The number of units approved during the quarter was 1% up on the third quarter of 2017 and 9% […]

  • HBF/Glenigan Housing Pipeline Q1 2018

    Despite of decline in approvals the residential development pipeline remains strong in 2018 Q1 The residential development pipeline remained strong in the first quarter of 2018, despite a small decline in approvals against the previous three months of 2018. The number of units approved during the quarter was 2% down on the fourth quarter of […]

  • HBF/Glenigan Housing Pipeline Q2 2018

    Drop in residential approvals in 2018 Q2 The second quarter saw a drop in residential approvals from the historically high levels seen over the last year. The number of units approved during the quarter was 19% down on the first quarter of 2018 and 12% lower than a year ago. The year-on-year decline was driven […]

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