‘Economic violence’: Birmingham residents decry plan to raze 1,900 homes
People on Ladywood estate fear being priced out of the city council’s £2.2bn redevelopment project
June 2024
Berkeley returns to build-to-rent market amid London housing shortage
Housebuilder aims to create 4,000 private rental homes in UK capital and south-east over next decade
August 2023
UK housebuilders’ shares fall amid fastest drop in asking prices in five years
Crest Nicholson forecasts lower profits after number of first-time buyers plunges
June 2023
Housing market will be ‘choppy’ until interest rates settle, says Berkeley boss
Housebuilder reports jump in annual pretax profit but says current trading suggests 20% fall in sales this year
April 2023
Scientists to examine health fears at west London luxury development
Southall residents to give blood samples after former gasworks redevelopment leads to reports of breathing problems
November 2022
Shares in big UK estate agent chain fall as housing market cools
Housebuilders also see share price falls as interest rate rises and cost of living crisis deter potential buyers
September 2022
Housebuilders ‘lobbied against plan for electric car chargers in new homes in England’
Exclusive: ‘Blatant efforts’ by companies criticised by campaign group Transport & Environment
April 2022
Housebuilders pledge £1.3bn for fire safety work on mid-rise blocks
Funds for remediation including removal of flammable cladding still short of £4bn government estimate
July 2020
Tony Pidgley obituary
Shrewd property developer who rose from humble origins to make his fortune with the housebuilding firm Berkeley Homes
June 2020
UK housebuilders will need government support, says Berkeley
CEO says construction sector requires help if UK economy is to recover from Covid-19 crisis
April 2020
Fatcat developers created our housing crisis. Here's how to stop them
Housebuilders, armed with foreign cash and backed by top lobbyists, keep property prices high. But author Bob Colenutt has brilliantly exposed the grip they have on Britain
March 2020
UK construction firms split over coronavirus shutdown
Bellway and Barratt among developers to close sites but Berkeley and others stay open
January 2020
Housebuilder Berkeley to pay out £1bn to shareholders
Analysts say doubling of award reflects new certainty after Tory election victory
July 2019
Residents prepare court challenge over redevelopment of London gasworks site
Campaigners escalate health protest over brownfield development in Southall
June 2019
Housebuilder Berkeley signals end to bumper earnings as profits fall
Group will target growth outside its traditional territory of London
November 2018
Nils Pratley on finance
British Gas unable to mask customers' rush for the exit
Nils Pratley
Berkeley Group bosses were accused of engaging in years of bribery
September 2018
Homebuilders' lobbyist pushed council leader to 'sort' and speed planning
Berkeley calls affordable housing targets 'unviable' as chairman earns £174m
June 2018
MPs back plan for ombudsman to resolve new homes disputes
Service would be free and help new-build buyers to get faster redress for defective properties
