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Ibstock
Ibstock has reduced brick production by a fifth after third-quarter sales fell 22% short of forecasts, issuing its second profit warning and projecting lower earnings as UK housing demand weakens.
Housebuilding
A major UK housebuilder reports steep losses, workforce cuts, and regional contraction despite government funding for affordable units.
Politics
Labour's housing promises are collapsing under the weight of reality, with new home construction at its lowest in nearly a decade. Despite pledging 1.5 million new homes, actual building has fallen to 201,000—an 8% drop from last year and a 17% plunge from the 2022 peak. The government's housing targets are not just unrealistic; they are symptomatic of a deeper institutional decay that has left Britain unable to deliver even basic functions of a developed nation.