Persimmon

Persimmon has committed to doubling the size of its construction quality control team as the housebuilder continues to address its quality failings over the past two years.

Planning permission in principle is being sought for a mixed-use development that could deliver up to 450 homes next to Dunfermline’s new £180 million super campus.

The team behind the 390-acre Blindwells development in East Lothian has unveiled its latest residential development opportunity.

Work has started on the first new homes to be built at the development in East Lothian with more good news to come later this year, according to developer Hargreaves Land. Blindwells, which is located less than 10 miles east of Edinburgh, has outline planning permission for 1,600 homes. Hargrea

Housebuilder Persimmon has made a provision of £75 million to address cladding safety issues on 26 buildings in its legacy development portfolio. Following a review of past projects, the company has identified nine high-rise buildings over 18 metres built by the group where, in line

The detailed masterplan for a £70 million Angus residential and business development is set to be approved by Angus Council. Five years after permission in principle was granted for the Pitskelly scheme at Carnoustie, Angus development standards councillors are being recommended to conditional

Persimmon Homes has appointed its former director in charge, Neil Parry, as managing director with overall responsibility for the housebuilder's East Scotland business based in Bathgate. The team currently works across the City of Edinburgh, Stirling, Falkirk, East Lothian, Midlothian, Scottish Bord

Kingdom Housing Association has started work on 76 new affordable homes for social rent and mid market rent at Kingdom Park in Kirkcaldy.

A Scottish Government reporter has approved appeals for two developments in Perth & Kinross totalling more than 230 homes. Perth & Kinross Council’s refused an application for 59 home and eight flats in Milnathort by Springfield Properties last year after concerns were r

A "robust" performance by Persimmon in the second half of the year has mitigated some of the impact of delays caused by the initial Covid-19 lockdown period in the first half, the housebuilder said today. In a trading update today ahead of the publication of its annual results, Persimmon reveal

Persimmon has announced the appointment of Andrew Wyllie CBE to its board as an independent non-executive director. Most recently chief executive of Costain Group Plc for a period of 14 years, until his retirement in 2019, Mr Wylie will also join the board’s audit and nomination committee

Persimmon said today it is currently on course to deliver a “good result” for 2020 with the recent tightening of COVID-19 restrictions across England and Scotland having a “relatively limited impact” on its operations.

Persimmon is to start work on 86 new homes on the grounds of the former Cleland Hospital in Wishaw in the coming weeks after it completed the purchase of the site from NHS Lanarkshire.

Persimmon Homes has launched an appeal into Perth & Kinross Council's rejection of an application to expand a housing development in Kinross. The housebuilder had hoped to build a further 169 houses at its development at Lathro Farm.

Four of the UK's biggest housing developers are being investigated by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) over concerns they may have broken consumer protection law in relation to leasehold homes.