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House prices rise 0.5% to early 2006 levels - Nationwide

Dec. 1, 2009

House prices rose 0.5% to a UK average of £162,764 in November, Nationwide ‘s house price index has revealed.

House prices rise 0.2% - Hometrack

Nov. 30, 2009

House prices rose 0.2% in November – the fourth consecutive rise according to Hometrack’s monthly survey.

HCA kickstarts almost 4,000 homes

Nov. 27, 2009

The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has announced a further tranche of schemes to receive Kickstart funding through the first round of the scheme.

Government proposals see greater social housing involvement for housebuilders

Nov. 27, 2009

Housebuilders could play a greater part in social housing under new government proposals.

Briitish Precast calls for halt to multi-storey timber frame buildings

Nov. 27, 2009

British Precast has called for a halt to multi-storey timber frame building in urban areas following a fire at a timber frame development in Peckham, south Lon…