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Housebuilder columnist Robert Jones dies

Robert Jones, Housebuilder’s highly regarded columnist and former Conservative planning minister with John Major’s government during the 90s, has died after battling a long illness.

Market remains robust - RICS

Interest rate raises have not quelled the buoyant housing market according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Pretty takes up board position with McCarthy & Stone

Housebuilding grandee David Pretty has joined the board of retirement specialist McCarthy & Stone.

Housebuilders provide sites for first time buyer homes

English Partnerhips has announced the second tranche of developments to be awarded funding through its First Time Buyers’ Initiative (FTBI).

Corporation extends private sector funding opportunities

Housebuilders will get more opportunity to bid for Housing Corporation grants as part of the quango’s National Affordable Housing Programme.

Bank of England holds rates

Interest rates will remain at 5.25% announced the Bank of England today.

London and Northern Ireland drive price rises

Average house prices are 9.5% higher than this time last year, according to the Nationwide building society.

Code technical guidance published

Technical guidance to accompany the code for sustainable homes (CSH) has been published by the government, just one week before the code comes into effect.

Most buyers satisfied with new home, says survey

More than three quarters of new home buyers would recommend their builder to a friend, according to a survey by the HBF.

Miller launches “virtual garden fence”