Pre-Budget report and CSR scheduled for October 9
Government has announced that Alistair Darling will deliever the 2007 pre-Budget report and comprehensive spending review (CSR) on October 9.
Private rental sector filling affordability gap - Hometrack
New research compiled for Hometrack, the housing intelligence business, reveals that renting might be a large part of the solution to a quarter of young working households having little chance of buying a home in their local housing market.
Buy-to-let market investor confidence unshaken by credit crunch
A new investor confidence tracker launched by Property for Life has revealed that 72% of investors believe now is still a good time to purchase property, despite 44% confessing they feel the pinch of higher interest rates.
House prices rise rapidly during summer
Average house prices in London have risen above £300,000 for the first time, according to figures from Nationwide Building Society and Halifax, published today (October 4).
Defence Estates seeks partner for Thames Gateway site
Defence Estates is looking to appoint a land sale delivery partner to continue developing a 700 acre site in the Thames Gateway.
Rowner regeneration proposals get go-ahead
Gosport Borough Council has today (October 4) approved the £140 million regeneration proposals by Rowner Renewal Partnership.
Work steps up on Olympic stadium site
Progress on the Olympic stadium site has stepped up a gear with nearly half of the buildings now demolished, temporary bridges being installed and a programme of work beginning to remove tonnes of soil to create the correct ground levels.
Tories plan to raise inheritance tax threshold to £1 million
The Conservative party has pledged to raise the inheritance tax threshold from £300,000 to £1 million, it was revealed during Monday’s Conservative party conference in Blackpool.
HIPs make homes easier and cheaper to buy – AHIPP
Mike Ockenden, director general of the Association of Home Information Packs (AHIPP) has said that abolishing HIPs to make it easier and cheaper to buy homes as pledged by the Conservative party, is the \"very reason why the packs have been introduced in the first place.\"
NHMB survey shows first time buyer woes a serious social problem
The difficulties that first time buyers face has grown into a serious social problem, according to a new national survey carried out by the New Homes Marketing Board (NHMB).
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