Taylor Wimpey\'s UK homes chief Ian Sutcliffe resigns
Ian Sutcliffe, the UK housing division chief executive of the Taylor Wimpey group, has resigned to take up a new role as UK property manager of SEGRO. Group ch…
RICS survey shows worst sentiment since records began
The latest housing market survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) shows the balance of agents reporting a fall in house prices in March…
Self certification could aid housebuilding – HBF
Self certification within building regulations could be a way of reaching the government’s target of 240,000 homes a year by 2016, David Mitchell from the HBF …
Rate cut welcome but not enough says industry
The MPC’s interest rate cut is welcome but the measure is not enough to ease housing market pressures, industry has argued.
Government to explore ways to ease the mortgage crisis
Government is taking urgent steps to ease the mortgage finance crisis, which has seen lenders continuing to withdraw their mortgage products from the market …
Bank of England urged to cut rates
Industry commentators are urging the Bank of England to cut interest rates tomorrow, to help ease the housing market downturn.
House prices fall by 2.5% in March – Halifax
House prices fell by 2.5% in March, according to Halifax’s house price index. The index showed that prices in quarter one were 1% lower than in quarter four of…
Put people first in communities - Blears
People should be put first when it comes to building communities, Hazel Blears, secretary of state for CLG has said.
Industry gives mixed view to ecotown shortlist
Industry has given a mixed reaction to yesterday’s announcement of the 15 shortlisted locations for ecotowns.
Homeowners not ready for zero carbon – NHBC
Homeowners do not know enough about low carbon living to live in zero carbon homes, a NHBC Foundation report revealed today.
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