Vistry is the laggard in a housebuilding sector full of cracks Group shrinks ambitions from 20,000 to just 12,000 homes a year in an attempt to balance the books The Guardian - UK · Sep 24
‘Our hallway’s big enough to play football in!’ The council housing that feels like a holiday resort Boasting two-sink kitchens, London’s Tower Court is tailored for the Haredi Jewish community – but its generous proportions and outside space for religious observance are a treat for all residents The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2025
Neil Young to release 'lost' album Oceanside Countryside in February Neil Young is set to release another "lost" album ahead of his Glastonbury set. BANG Premier · Jan 7, 2025
"I should have put it out back then": Neil Young is to release yet another 'lost' album from the 1970s News of Oceanside Countryside's release arrives in the wake of Neil Young's off-on Glastonbury confusion Louder · Jan 6, 2025
Seven years after Grenfell disaster, thousands live in fear of cladding fire As the final report on the fatal London blaze looms, many developers have not begun safety work The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2024
Backlash over plans to build McDonald’s metres from top state boys’ school The headteacher is ‘gravely concerned’ about the implications The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2024
Housebuilder Vistry expects £40 million profit hit, 200 job losses, from closure of private housing arm The FTSE 250 firm revealed plans to close down its private housebuilding arm last month, as its private sales arm was hit by skyrocketing interest rates Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2023
Housebuilder Vistry to cut jobs as it focuses solely on affordable housing partnerships Vistry posted resilient first-half results, mainly thanks to the strength of its affordable housing partnership divisions Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2023
Angelo Mozilo’s brilliant promotional skills powered Countrywide stock to soar 23,000% in 20 years—and his hunger for risk led to disaster The dramatic rise—and epic fall—of once-hot mortgage lender Countrywide, whose legendary founder died at 83. Fortune · Jul 18, 2023
Homes on huge estate could be 'worthless' due to botched planning permission Councillors were furious with the property developer with one calling for the application to be refused "because this developer, it could be argued, has put profit before compliance and assurance" Daily Mirror · Mar 28, 2023
People on huge housing estate are living in homes without planning permission The homeowers are potentially living on contamined land and risk not being able to sell their properties or re-mortgage Wales Online · Mar 28, 2023
167 homes to be built in Wiltshire following £40m deal A fund managed by investment firm Gresham House has reached an agreement with housebuilder Countryside concerning the Langley Park development in Chippenham Birmingham Post · Jan 18, 2023
Warwickshire chiefs sign £2.5bn property JV Countryside Partnerships is working with county council on long-running property initiative which will begin with 1,800 new houses Birmingham Post · Dec 21, 2022
Further signs of cooling housing market after Countryside Properties accepts lower Vistry offer In June, Countryside rejected an unsolicited offer from Inclusive Capital that valued the firm at £1.5 billion Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2022 UK housebuilders Vistry Group and Countryside to merge in £1.3bn deal Former Bovis Homes snaps up smaller rival after campaign by two US activist investors
Birmingham Post · Aug 25, 2022 Property firms agree deal to deliver £30m Bristol housing scheme Wise Living and Countryside said the build-to-rent project would provide almost 100 homes
Liverpool Echo · Aug 11, 2022 Traffic woes continue to plague housing scheme One resident told the ECHO that some neighbours were so upset about the plans they moved
Manchester Evening News · Jul 26, 2022 Plans for 685 homes on former golf course get go-ahead Developers will make £3m contribution to local community
Birmingham Post · Jul 19, 2022 Plans for 260 Somerset homes approved for site in Bridgwater Developer Countryside Properties said the decision was an "exciting step forward" as it looks to expand its South West footprint
Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2022 Countryside Partnerships strikes £1bn deal for 2,500-home Clapham Park development The agreement between Countryside Partnerships and Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing will see demolition of existing properties as part of regeneration.
Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2022 Countryside rejects ‘undervalued’ £1.5 billion sale offer House builder’s CEO departed in January after lacklustre home sales
Manchester Evening News · Apr 27, 2022 More than 400 brand new £300,000 homes being snapped up The development was approved by Trafford council in January 2021.
Manchester Evening News · Apr 20, 2022 Plans submitted to build hundreds of homes on former Salford golf course after removal of squatter Six years after it closed, housebuilding giants submit plans for huge new estate
Manchester Evening News · Apr 7, 2022 Work on first of 365 new homes at former school sites set to start this summer The plans were approved by Oldham council this week
The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022 More housebuilders face bumper costs over cladding remediation pledges Bellway, Countryside and Vistry have become the latest companies to sign up to the Government pledge to replace potentially dangerous cladding.