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Low supply to push prices high says Rightmove

15 May 2006

House prices will be pushed up by 8% this year because of a shortage of properties for sale according to a report by the property website Rightmove.

Environment Agency should warn developers of flood risk says committee

12 May 2006

More should be done to stop planning applications for developments on flood plains according to the environment select committee

Ruth Kelly outed as a nimby

12 May 2006

Embattled local communities minister Ruth Kelly faced further controversy yesterday as she was outed as a nimby.

Callcutt pours cold water on merger rumours

10 May 2006

New English Partnership’s (EP) chief executive John Callcutt has said that the expected merger of EP and the Housing Corporation (HC) may not happen.

New department will maintain focus - Yvette Cooper

10 May 2006

Housing minister Yvette Cooper has dismissed fears that the housing supply crisis will be overlooked in Ruth Kelly’s huge Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG).

Market recovery continues as top end prices surge

9 May 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

8 May 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

5 May 2006

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

Halifax survey shows buoyant market

4 May 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

3 May 2006

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