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Reform land use – Miliband

Galliford Try plans major Linden rebrand

Brown’s green Budget disappoints housebuilders with negligable zero carbon building incentives

£2.5million for a taste of the high life

Green developer gets go ahead on £200m scheme

BioRegional Quintain has been given the go ahead to build one of Britain’s largest zero carbon developments.

It’s official: June 1 HIPS introduction will not be postponed

Despite industry calls for the introduction of home information packs (HIPs) on June 1 to be postponed, the government has today issued regulatory \"clarification\" on the packs, rejecting the delay plea and committing to press ahead with the proposals as planned. The provision of HIPs to all home purchasers will now be mandatory in less than 50 days.

Bank boss says rate rises have slowed market and hints at another

Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England, has said the UK’s housing market is starting to slow after three interest rate rises in the last eight months.

Communities England boss in place by end of year

New housing delivery agency Communities England will have a chief executive and chairperson in place by the end of the year, said English Partnerships chairwoman Margaret Ford.

Wimpey and Woodrow merge

Taylor Woodrow and George Wimpey have merged to create Britain’s largest housebuilder, Taylor Wimpey.

Budget delivers incentives for low carbon homes

Chancellor Gordon Brown has delivered his final Budget with a raft of business and consumer incentives for low carbon housing.