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London councils receive housing boost

The government has boosted the housing and planning delivery grant (HPDG) for London councils to allow them to build much needed new homes.

IGT finds opportunities for low carbon construction sector

The government’s Low Carbon Construction Innovation and Growth Team has today (March 17) published “emerging findings” on what challenges and opportunities awa…

Forward sales up as Miller sees encouraging housing activity

Forward sales at Miller Homes stand 13% ahead of last year at 1,010 with the firm saying that the housing market is “past the worst”.

Housing market stands still - Rightmove

Rightmove has reported a “virtual price standstill” in its house price index for March, with sellers asking only 0.1% more for their properties against Februar…

Lending falls 49% - CML

House purchase loans fell 49% from December to January, reflecting the effect of the stamp duty holiday ending in December, CML has found.

Healey and Shapps clash at HBF debate

The Conservative Party’s plan to offer incentives for housebuilding will not work and will create “chaos” in the council tax system, the housing minister John …

MPs must “wake up” to the housing crisis - HBF

The Home Builders Federation is calling on MPs to “wake up” to the mounting housing crisis in England and Wales, stressing that the shortage of homes is fast …

Homes and Communities Agency announces Kickstart round two bidders

The Homes and Communities Agency has announced the first tranche of successful schemes for the second round of Kickstart funding.

Bovis back in profit as sales rise

House prices fall 1.5% - Halifax

House prices in the UK fell 1.5% in February, the first drop seen since June 2009, according to Halifax’s house price index.