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Short lived slowdown likely – Savills

Effect of credit crunch on market yet to manifest - RICS

Commenting on the latest Nationwide house price index, which shows prices continuing to rise, albeit slowly, RICS senior economist Oliver Gilmartin said it was…

Association urges government to roll out HIPs for remaining stock

The Association of Home Information Pack Providers (AHIPP) has urged the government to complete the roll-out of HIPs for remaining housing stock. HIPs are curr…

Softer market will buoy buy-to-let sector - Paragon

Paragon Mortgages has claimed that the credit squeeze and softening housing market will in fact buoy the buy-to-let sector, as more people hold off from buying…

Nationwide index shows slowing house price growth

Ballymore to build Europe\'s tallest apartment building

Ballymore has acquired the site next to Manchester\'s Piccadilly station, where it plans to develop Europe\'s tallest residential building. Construction on the…

Lib Dems lambast housing minister over crisis

Minister stresses housing priority at Labour party conference

Housing Minister, Yvette Cooper, has stated that Britain must never again return to the \"housing apartheid\" that was the legacy of the previous Conservative …

Results of community consultation survey launched

Meeting Place Communications in association with Housebuilder Media launched the first annual Community Consultation and Politics Public Perceptions report at …

Barratt warns of falling sales as credit crunch hits outlook

Barratt Developments has reported sales falling by around 10%, following the recent credit crunch and the run on British lender Northern Rock, and issued a war…