Rising inflation makes sharp rate cuts unlikely - Mervyn King
Bank of England governor Mervyn King has issued his quarterly report with hints that interest rates will not be cut as sharply as some have hoped, due to infla…
Lib Dems speak out against floodplain housebuilding
Liberal Democrat shadow housing minister Lembit Opik has spoken out against the government\'s plans for millions of new homes to be built on floodplains in are…
Goldman Sachs downgrades UK market forecast
Goldman Sachs has downgraded its housing market forecast for 2008 and 2009, predicting that prices will fall by around 5% this year, and a further 2% the follo…
Housing Design Awards: March 14 deadline for entries
The 2008 Housing Design Awards are celebrating their diamond jubilee year and developers are encouraged to submit their entries by March 14.
Landlords’ Federation welcomes private rented sector review
The National Federation of Residential Landlords (NFRL) has welcomed the government’s plans to undertake a review of the private rented sector, the terms of wh…
RICS reports pessimistic outlook among agents
The latest survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) reveals that the outlook for the market among agents is the most pessimistic it has …
6% fall in private housing construction orders – BERR
Latest figures from the department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) reveal that construction orders for private sector housing work were d…
Front gardens frontline in DEFRA flood prevention move
Government has announced plans to prevent home owners from concreting over their front gardens in a bid to reduce risks of urban flooding.
Mortgage lenders move to pass on rate cut
The nation’s mortgage lenders have pledged to pass on the Bank of England’s quarter point rate cut, which was announced yesterday, in a bid to ease lending con…
Ecotowns plans spark protest
As government plans to this month announce the successful bidders for its new ecotowns across the country – up to 20,000-home zero carbon communities – protest…
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