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Industry urges government not to scrap HomeBuy Direct

Aug. 5, 2010

Industry is urging the coalition government not to abandon HomeBuy Direct in its comprehensive spending review (CSR).

Bellway's sales rise 5%

Aug. 5, 2010

Bellway has sold 5% more homes over the last twelve months, it has said in a trading update.

London Mayor saves 16 Kickstart schemes

Aug. 3, 2010

Sixteen London Kickstart schemes have been saved following a review after the coalition government cut the Homes and Communities Agency’s (HCA) budget by £450 …

Taylor Wimpey returns to profit

Aug. 3, 2010

Taylor Wimpey has returned a pre-tax profit of £19.6 million after last year’s loss of £68.9 million.

House prices drop 0.5% - Nationwide

July 30, 2010

Nationwide has provided further evidence of a changing market, with its UK house price index revealing a 0.5% drop in July.

HCA "partially recovered" from downturn

July 29, 2010

The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has said that it has “partially recovered” from the downturn and met or exceeded all of its key targets.

HBF survey ranks CALA first

July 29, 2010

CALA Homes has been ranked the number one housebuilder, according to a new homes survey by the Home Builders Federation (HBF).

Government announces zero carbon homes policy

July 28, 2010

Housing minister Grant Shapps has announced details of its zero carbon homes policy.

House prices dip for first time since 2009 - Hometrack

July 26, 2010

House prices fell 0.1% July, the first fall in 15 months, according to Hometrack’s national housing survey.

House registrations take a dip - NHBC

July 23, 2010

The number of registrations to build new homes in the UK dipped in June, but the figures are still up on June last year, according to the latest NHBC data.