Government to get tough on nimby councils
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
Peers have voted to in favour of a Conservative motion to repeal home information pack regulations.
Government to abolish regional assemblies
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
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
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
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
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
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
Barratt’s forward sales are up by 15% on this time last year, despite warnings of a tightening market.
Low cost market housing key to affordability – HBF
On the eve of the prime minister’s expected package of announcements on improving affordable housing supply, the Home Builders Federation has published a repor…
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