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Minister stresses housing priority at Labour party conference

Sept. 27, 2007

Housing Minister, Yvette Cooper, has stated that Britain must never again return to the \"housing apartheid\" that was the legacy of the previous Conservative …

Results of community consultation survey launched

Sept. 27, 2007

Meeting Place Communications in association with Housebuilder Media launched the first annual Community Consultation and Politics Public Perceptions report at …

Barratt warns of falling sales as credit crunch hits outlook

Sept. 27, 2007

Barratt Developments has reported sales falling by around 10%, following the recent credit crunch and the run on British lender Northern Rock, and issued a war…

HBF welcomes Conservative\'s new housebuilding policy framework

Sept. 13, 2007

The Home Builders Federation has welcomed Conservative moves to increase rural housing supply for local communities, set out in the party\'s Quality of Life re…

Effect of consecutive interest rate rises starting to bite

Sept. 13, 2007

The Halifax and Abbey - two of Britain\'s biggest lenders, are raising rates on many of their variable home loans, in response to the five consecutive interest…

Miller hunting for further acquisitions following solid half yearly results

Sept. 13, 2007

Miller Group chief executive Keith Miller has confirmed that the company is on the look-out for further acquisitions in the housebuilding sector, having posted…

Tory\'s propose rural housebuilding incentives for land owners

Sept. 12, 2007

The Conservatives have today promised to prevent rural communities becoming wealthy enclaves by promising incentives for rural land owners to release sites for…

Private fund manager acquires Kenmore Homes Group

Sept. 12, 2007

Highcross, the Newbury based private fund manager, has today announced the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Kenmore Homes Group for approaching £20 …

Energy performance certificates give boost to new homes

Sept. 12, 2007

The introduction of compulsory energy performance certificates as part of home information packs for four, and now three-bedroom homes, should give a boost to…