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Hill seeks family for zero carbon test

Hill seeks family for zero carbon test

Oct. 1, 2014

Housebuilder Hill is seeking a family to live in a sustainable concept home in Cambridge for one year to monitor the impact of zero carbon living on their heal…

"Normal" market returns

Oct. 1, 2014

Housebuilders continue to report positive figures although there are signs of the market slowing.

Permissions recover to 2008 levels

Oct. 1, 2014

Planning permissions hit a six year high in Q2 2014, according to the Home Builders Federation's latest Housing Pipeline (its) report.

Lack of regional strategies put plans "in trouble"

Oct. 1, 2014

A quarter of strategic development plans are "in trouble," according to The Planning Inspectorate.

Osborne hails Help to Buy as key long term measure

Osborne hails Help to Buy as key long term measure

Oct. 1, 2014

Help to Buy is a key part of the government's long term economic plan and is "working exactly as intended," the chancellor George Osborne said last month (Sept…

Industry welcomes "permanent Help to Buy"

Sept. 29, 2014

Housebuilders have welcomed the government’s pledge to build 100,000 new homes on brownfield land at 20% below the market rate for people aged under 40 &…

Help to Buy 1 sales continue to climb

Sept. 25, 2014

The Help to Buy equity loan scheme has generated 32,268 sales since its launch in April last year, the latest government figures for the initiative show. &nbs…

Housebuilders "completely reject" Labour landbanking claim - HBF

Sept. 25, 2014

Housebuilders have hit back at the Labour party for stating that they “sit on land” that could be developed.  

Permissions recover to 2008 levels - HBF/Glenigan

Sept. 11, 2014

Planning permissions hit a six year high in Q2 2014, according to the Home Builders Federation’s Housing Pipeline report released today (September 11). …

Berkeley enjoys "stable operating environment"

Sept. 1, 2014

Housing demand has remained “resilient” for Berkeley Group, it said today (September 1).