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Land acquisition key to growth - Artisan

Artisan chairman Michael Stevens has given his assessment of the housing market ahead: uncertain, in a word. Speaking at the company\'s AGM, Stevens said: \"Since our June period end, the group has made solid progress. Rippon Homes, the group’s east midlands-based housebuilding subsidiary, is still finding that each sale is hard won, in line with the experience of housebuilders in other parts of the UK.

Savills predicts 3% growth in 2008

Savills has predict house price growth of around 3% across the country during 2008.

Legislative agenda welcomed, but focus on land supply - HBF

The Home Builders Federation has welcomed the series of Bills announced in the Queen\'s Speech, but has called on government to focus on increasing the supply of land for housing.

Queen\'s Speech reflects government\'s commitment to infrastructure delivery

A series of Bills introduced in the Queen\'s Speech this morning drive forward the government\'s ambitious plans to increase housebuilding levels and the infrastructure investment necessary to support its green paper targets.

Energy performance certificates delayed until April 2008

The government has delayed by six months plans to introduce energy performance certificates into home information packs. EPCs will now be compulsory from April 1 2008, rather than January 1, as was originally planned.

Top companies recognised at Innovation Awards

The housebuilding industry’s top innovators were recognised at a glittering evening at London’s Millennium Mayfair Hotel, at the annual HBF-backed Housebuilding Innovation Awards.

Half of buy-to-let investors believe interest rates will decrease - Property for Life

Over half of buy-to-let investors are confident that interest rates will decrease over the next 12 months, with 64% believing the base has already peaked, according to Property for Life’s second investor property tracker.

Hometrack publishes latest housing forecast

In their latest forecast for the housing and mortgage markets, Hometrack stated that there will be a market slowdown in the rate of house price inflation and mortgage lending over 2008.

Top 20 most sustainable homebuilders named

The UK’s top 20 housebuilders have been ranked by sustainability performance in a new report entitled \"Building a sustainable performance,\" published by NextGeneration.

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