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Market recovery continues as top end prices surge

May 9, 2006

Top end housing has enjoyed a surge in prices as money has rushed into exclusive areas, according to Land Registry figures.

New super department replaces ODPM

May 8, 2006

Ruth Kelly’s new government department is set to be even bigger than the giant ODPM that she is inheriting from John Prescott.

Prescott loses ODPM in reshuffle

May 5, 2006

Deputy prime minister John Prescott has lost his departmental brief in a wide ranging cabinet reshuffle.

Halifax survey shows buoyant market

May 4, 2006

House prices rose by 2% in April, their biggest monthly jump for over a year according to the Halifax monthly survey.

Brownfield bumble bees threatened by Prescott\'s plans

May 3, 2006

Building in the Thames Gateway will threaten rare insects vital for pollinating crops and feeding birds according to the charity Buglife.

Customer choice

May 1, 2006

Barratt is giving customers the opportunity to choose their interior fittings when they buy their new home

Face to Face

May 1, 2006

English Partnerships’ new chief executive JOHN CALLCUTT is passionate about encouraging the public and private sectors to work more closely

In the pipeline

May 1, 2006