NHBC welcomes Hazel Blears\' communities appointment
NHBC chief executive Imtiaz Farookhi has welcomed news of Hazel Blears\' appointment as communities secretary and of Yvette Cooper\'s continuing role as housin…
Yvette Cooper keeps housing brief in cabinet reshuffle
Yvette Cooper has kept her brief as housing minister in Gordon Brown’s reshuffle, which will see her attend cabinet meetings. But although Cooper has been give…
Property professionals lobby Brown to resolve PGS plans
A coalition of property professionals has called on Gordon Brown to resolve planning gain supplement (PGS) proposals, the shadow of which still hangs over the …
Wimpey and Woodrow UK orders up as US business falters
UK order books at Taylor Woodrow and George Wimpey are both up on last year as the two housebuilders gear up to merge, they announced today.
OFT to investigate the housebuilding industry
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has launched a \"market study\" of the UK housebuilding industry, looking at two key areas: customer satisfaction and housebui…
Communities England consultation launched
The department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) has launched a consultation paper outlining its plan to create a single housing a regeneration body, …
CML figures show mortgage lending growth cooling
Latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) shows that the last four interest rate rises, which have taken the base rate up by one point o 5.5%, …
CIH members call for \"clearer vision for housing\"
Increasing social housing supply and boosting affordability through increasing home ownership initiatives should be top priorities for Gordon Brown, when he ta…
Brown plans monetary policy committee shake-up
Chancellor Gordon Brown has announced plans to make changes to the monetary policy committee (MPC), charged with setting interest rates, at his Treasury select…
CBE for David Pretty
David Pretty, former Barratt chief executive and chair of the New Homes Marketing Board, has been awarded a CBE in this year\'s Queens\' Birthday honours list,…
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