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Tax rebate \"token gesture\"

Kudos for quality

Zero carbon steering group convened

Summit concludes targets “tough but achievable”

Rate rise prompts repossession surge

Increased personal debt and rising interest rates prompted a 65% surge in home repossessions last year.

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…