Though Taylor had borrowed money to build two houses in Blackpool, as he was too young to form his own company, his uncle Jack Woodrow lent his name to the business.

[13] In March 2011, a property investment group backed by private equity firms acquired Taylor Wimpey's American and Canadian housebuilding businesses.

[14] On 23 March 2020, Taylor Wimpey closed all of its UK sites and sales centres following lockdown measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

[15] Six weeks after shutting down, the firm claimed to be "the first major housebuilder to unveil a timetable for restarting jobs", and said it would begin remobilisation in England and Wales on 4 May 2020.

[15] The company also ran a manufacturing project during the pandemic to supply "GP surgeries and care homes with reusable 3D printed face visors".

[26] Irene Dorner, chair of Taylor Wimpey since February 2020, stepped down after the company's April 2023 AGM, replaced by former Land Securities executive Robert Noel.

[31] On 19 March 2021, the Competition and Markets Authority ordered Taylor Wimpey to remove terms that double the ground rent of leasehold properties every 10 or 15 years.

[35] The CMA's chief executive Andrea Coscelli said Taylor Wimpey's action was "a huge step forward", describing the ground rent rises as "totally unwarranted obligations that lead to people being trapped in their homes, struggling to sell or obtain a mortgage".

Greenpeace claimed Taylor Wimpey was trying to derail UK climate policy, which the company strongly denied, saying it was concerned about practical implementation of the cuts.

[37] After structural problems were discovered in the concrete frame of a new £48m residential scheme in Hackney Wick, east London, Taylor Wimpey opted to demolish the block prior to reconstruction of the building.