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Rightmove customers asked to buy a stake

Feb. 14, 2006

Estate agents and property developers will be invited to invest up to £30 million in the planned flotation of property listings website Rightmove.

Government figures show house prices back on the up

Feb. 13, 2006

House price inflation rose by 0.7% in December 2005 according to government figures.

Tories say PGS is unworkable

Feb. 10, 2006

The Conservative Party has warned that the Planning Gain Supplement (PGS) will \"provide no incentive\" for development.

Laing O’Rourke\'s residential arm makes its first move

Feb. 10, 2006

Explore Living, the residential property arm of Laing O’Rourke, has launched its first new development.

Selling prices drop in final quarter of 2005

Feb. 10, 2006

The selling price of new homes in Britain dropped by 3% in the final quarter of 2005, according to NHBC figures.

London Mayor’s urban advisor warns Gateway could become \"heartless urban sprawl\"

Feb. 9, 2006

Two of the UK’s top architects, including an advisor to the Mayor of London, have said the Thames Gateway could become a characterless, urban sprawl if low den…

Rural communities risk \"slow death,\" warns Barratt chief executive

Feb. 6, 2006

Rural communities will suffer a \"slow death\" unless affordable homes are built in countryside communities, Barratt chief executive David Pretty has warned.

Bellway chosen for 5,000-home Leeds regeneration scheme

Feb. 6, 2006

Bellway is teaming up with Leeds City Council to deliver a £1.3 billion regeneration scheme in east and south east Leeds.

Tory MP campaigns to \"rescue\" gardens from developers

Feb. 3, 2006

Conservative MP for Tunbridge Wells, Greg Clark, has launched a campaign to stop developers from building homes in back gardens.

Environment Agency warns of water crisis

Feb. 3, 2006

The Environment Agency has warned that the south east could face severe water shortages as a result of the government\'s housing growth plans, if urgent action…