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Housebuilding Today briefing: Friday 30 October 2026
Four stories from the last 24 hours and one date for the week ahead.
Stories from the last 24 hours
HBF backs Your First Home loan but says permissions have fallen to lowest level since 2012
The Home Builders Federation has welcomed the Government's new equity loan for first-time buyers while pressing for faster delivery, as its own data shows quarterly planning approvals in England at their lowest since 2012.
96% of SME housebuilders hesitant to invest as 61% plan fewer starts, HBF survey finds
The Home Builders Federation's latest quarterly sentiment survey with Quantum Development Finance shows SME builders cutting starts and land buying, days before the Budget confirmed Your First Home terms and extra affordable housing funding.
Welsh Government defers council tax revaluation as HBF flags planning condition delays
Legislation to push the revaluation into the next Senedd term is due next month, while new HBF research shows only half of planning condition applications are decided on time.
Budget confirms £4.7bn Your First Home equity loan scheme with sales from April 2027
The Chancellor has set out funding, deposit limits, price caps and a tiered developer fee for the new-build equity loan scheme, with housebuilder registration expected to open in December.
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Published on weekday mornings. Every item comes from a story Housebuilding Today has already published and checked against its sources, from dates organisers have published, or from our data trackers. See the events and awards calendar, or get the week's stories by email with the weekly newsletter.