Minister launches first time buyer initiative
Housing minister Yvette Cooper has unveiled the first homes to be sold as part of the government’s first time buyers’ initiative amid accusation that is does n…
Price growth slows as rate rise hits home
Rising interest rates began to impact on the housing market as January saw the lowest rise in house prices since May, new figures have revealed.
Britain to teach China green development
Communities secretary Ruth Kelly has claimed that China is looking to Britain for leadership on the issue of low carbon homes.
Crest posts record results as takeover talk continues
Crest Nicholson has announced pre-tax profits of more than £80 million in the year to October 2006 as takeover speculation continues.
Report blames planning for housing crisis
The planning system is to blame for rising land and house prices and restricted economic growth, a report by centre-right think tank Policy Exchange has claime…
Local authorities given zero carbon go ahead
Housing minister Yvette Cooper has given local authorities the green light to go \"further and faster\" than the government\'s proposed zero carbon time frame,…
Hunter seeks housebuilder hat trick
Speculation is rife that financier Sir Tom Hunter is preparing a bid of more than £2 billion for Wilson Bowden.
New housing quango not \"operational\" until 2009
Communities England, the agency set to replace English Partnerships (EP) and the Housing Corporation (HC), will not be \"fully operational\" until 2009, the go…
Housing Corporation and EP set to merge
English Partnerships and the Housing Corporation will be merged into a new housing and regeneration agency called Communities England, the government is set to…
RICS report shows slowdown in prices
House price growth slowed in December last year in reaction to November’s interest rate rise, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
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