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New ceo boss focuses on housebuilders

18 Apr 2013

Andy Rose, the new ceo of the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), has said that he will work closely with housebuilders to deliver new homes against a backdrop of financial constraints.

Help to Buy boost for Persimmon

18 Apr 2013

Housebuilder Persimmon has seen its enquiry levels rise by around a quarter following the government’s announcement of its Help to Buy initiative

Government announces first Build to Rent projects

17 Apr 2013

The government has revealed the first 45 schemes to be brought forward under its £1 billion Build to Rent Fund.

London mayor "doubles affordable housing starts"

8 Apr 2013

The mayor of London Boris Johnson has more than doubled the number of affordable housing starts across the capital to 10,092 homes in “less than a year”, according to the Greater London Authority (GLA).