Government backs down over home information packs
In a serious government climbdown, communities secretary Ruth Kelly has announced that the introduction of home information packs (HIPs) will be postponed unti…
Foxtons sold for £390 million
John Hunt, the owner of Foxtons estate agency, has sold the business to private equity consortium BC Partners for £390 million – 97% of which he will personall…
Planning white paper hands more power to central government
The government has set out its plans to wrest decisions on nationally significant infrastructure projects out of local authority hands, in its planning white p…
HIP regulations make it through Commons
Conservative attempts to annul regulations needed for home information packs (HIPs) were defeated in parliament yesterday.
Commons debate on HIPs as RICS launches legal challenge
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is seeking a judicial review over the government\'s plans to introduce home information packs (HIPs) on June 1, on…
RICS reports rush to avoid HIPs
Sellers are rushing to list their properties before the June implementation of home information packs, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyor…
PM-in-waiting promises more homes and eco-towns
Gordon Brown will oversee the construction of thousands of new homes and \"eco-towns\" as prime minister, he said this weekend.
Housing central to Brown premiership
Gordon Brown has put housing at the centre of his campaign to become prime minister.
Approved energy performance software now available
Energy efficiency software is now available to aid home inspectors and domestic energy assessors carry out calculations for energy performance certificates, wh…
Interest rates rise by a quarter point to 5.5%
Interest rates have been increased by a further quarter percentage point to 5.5%, following today’s Bank of England monetary policy committee decision, which h…
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