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Property accounts for 60% of Britain\'s wealth

July 24, 2007

Almost two thirds of Britain’s £6.5 trillion wealth is now tied up in property, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has revealed.

Government to get tough on nimby councils

July 23, 2007

Councils and housebuilders will be subject to penalties and incentives to ensure prime minister Gordon Brown’s housing targets are met, the government will out…

HIPs defeated in the Lords

July 19, 2007

Peers have voted to in favour of a Conservative motion to repeal home information pack regulations.

Government to abolish regional assemblies

July 18, 2007

Regional assemblies are to be phased out as the government seeks to hand regional development authorities (RDAs) greater power.

Gladedale to acquire Ben Bailey for £83.7 million

July 16, 2007

Gladedale has agreed a £83.7 million acquisition deal with Ben Bailey, giving the former a more comprehensive coverage across its existing central UK division.

Times reports PM pushing for abolition of regional assemblies

July 12, 2007

Gordon Brown may seek to abolish regional assemblies in order to remove opposition to housebuilding programmes in south east England, The Times has reported.

Private sector starts fall in last quarter, according to NHBC

July 12, 2007

NHBC\'s housebuilding statistics for the last quarter - March to May 2007 - show the level of private sector starts fell by 1% on the same period last year.

House price rise rate halved in June – RICS

July 12, 2007

Latest figures from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) shows the rate of house price growth halved in June, as interest rates started to bite.…

Gordon Brown raises housing targets and puts PGS on hold

July 11, 2007

Gordon Brown has raised the nation’s housebuilding target to 240,000 homes a year – or three million homes by 2020 – in his legislative agenda, which was revea…

Barratt looks to drive through efficiencies as market tightens

July 11, 2007

Barratt’s forward sales are up by 15% on this time last year, despite warnings of a tightening market.