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House prices drop 0.5% - Nationwide

July 30, 2010

Nationwide has provided further evidence of a changing market, with its UK house price index revealing a 0.5% drop in July.

HCA "partially recovered" from downturn

July 29, 2010

The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has said that it has “partially recovered” from the downturn and met or exceeded all of its key targets.

HBF survey ranks CALA first

July 29, 2010

CALA Homes has been ranked the number one housebuilder, according to a new homes survey by the Home Builders Federation (HBF).

Government announces zero carbon homes policy

July 28, 2010

Housing minister Grant Shapps has announced details of its zero carbon homes policy.

House prices dip for first time since 2009 - Hometrack

July 26, 2010

House prices fell 0.1% July, the first fall in 15 months, according to Hometrack’s national housing survey.

House registrations take a dip - NHBC

July 23, 2010

The number of registrations to build new homes in the UK dipped in June, but the figures are still up on June last year, according to the latest NHBC data.

Shapps gives rural communities the Right to Build

July 23, 2010

Housing minister Grant Shapps has today (June 23) announced plans to give rural communities the power to build the homes they need without specific planning pe…

Gross mortgage lending climbs 15% - CML

July 20, 2010

Gross mortgage lending rose 15% in June, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed.

House prices slip 1.2% - Smartnewhomes.com

July 19, 2010

House prices dipped 1.2% in June, according to Smartnewhomes.com.

Outlook "favourable" for Telford

July 15, 2010

Telford Homes is trading in line with market expectations with a “favourable” long-term outlook, the company has said in a statement today (July 15).