Review to gauge brownfield skills needed for housing targets announced
A first ever nationwide review of the skills needed to successfully reuse brownfield land in recognition of the government’s housing growth targets was annou…
IMF predicts housing price crash
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the UK could be heading for a US-style housing crash as the credit squeeze in financial markets works its…
New strategy recognises housing providers\' communities role
A strategy launched today (October 11) by the Housing Corporation, has recognised the vital role that housing providers, regional housing boards and local gove…
Flat rate on capital gains may help housing market
Second homeowners and buy-to-let investors will enjoy large savings in their tax bills when new rules on capital gains come into effect next April.
Win for industry as government scraps PGS in favour of tariff
The government has effectively granted the wish of the Home Builders Federation and other industry bodies in scrapping the proposed planning gain supplement (P…
Minister urges councils to get on with preparing SHLAAs
Housing minister Yvette Cooper has set out a strong message to local authorities, stating that they must not delay preparation of housing land availability ass…
Sites rendered unviable by regulatory burden will be classified \"undeliverable\" in local land plans - Callcutt
John Callcutt, who is leading the Callcutt review of housebuilding delivery, has claimed that sites rendered unviable by costs associated with regulatory compl…
Pre-Budget report sees inheritance tax threshold raised
Chancellor Alistair Darling has raised the inheritance tax threshold to 600,000 pounds, in measures announced in his Pre-Budget report to Commons. The allowanc…
Pre-Budget report and CSR scheduled for October 9
Government has announced that Alistair Darling will deliever the 2007 pre-Budget report and comprehensive spending review (CSR) on October 9.
Private rental sector filling affordability gap - Hometrack
New research compiled for Hometrack, the housing intelligence business, reveals that renting might be a large part of the solution to a quarter of young workin…
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