Rural commission calls for ten homes in every village
Every village in England should have up to ten new houses in order to solve the rural housing crisis, according to the head of the government’s Commission for …
Kelly stops Liverpool demolition
Communities minister Ruth Kelly has issued a stop notice on the demolition or refurbishment of 3,000 pre-1919 terrace houses in Liverpool.
Compulsory home condition reports scrapped
Housing minister Yvette Cooper has bowed to pressure from housebuilders and mortgage lenders and announced that home condition reports (HCRs) will not be compu…
North/south divide grows says RICS
A \"mini-boom\" in London and the South East has widened the north/south property price divide, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS…
Retirement builder accepts offer and starts bid war
McCarthy & Stone has accepted a £1.03 billion offer as the bidding war for Britain’s biggest retirement homes builder heats up.
House prices to leap 50% in six years
Economic forecasts by the National Housing Federation (NHF) predict that the average house price in England will rise by 50% within six years.
Fire wipes out 200 St George homes
St George has lost 200 homes in a fire on its Colindale site in North London.
Record year for Gladedale as profits up by 48%
Gladedale has turned in a record set of annual results, following a year in which it acquired Country & Metropolitan and North Country Homes.
More housing and planning powers for London\'s mayor
London mayor Ken Livingstone has been granted greater control over the capital\'s housing and planning policies, as part of the government\'s devolution drive.…
Kelly puts home ownership at the centre of plans
Home ownership will be at the \"heart\" of the government’s plans to achieve sustainable and mixed communities said communities and local government minister R…
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