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Housebuilding Today briefing: Friday 13 November 2026
Two stories from the last 24 hours and two dates for the week ahead.
Stories from the last 24 hours
Lovell partners with Carmarthenshire council on 84-home Dôl y Castell scheme
Carmarthenshire County Council has agreed a deal with Lovell for 84 mixed tenure homes off Ffordd Pentre in West Carmarthen, half of them affordable, with work on site expected to start in early 2027.
RICS: housing sales outlook weakest since July 2023 as mortgage rates rise
The October RICS Residential Market Survey shows agreed sales, new instructions and price expectations all falling, days after the Bank of England raised Bank Rate to 4% and warned inflation could near 5%.
This week
UK Passivhaus Conference
Takes place on Wednesday 18 November.
WhatHouse? Awards
Takes place on Friday 20 November.
About this briefing
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.