MPC holds interest rates at 5.5%
The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has today voted to maintain the base interest rate at 5.5%. This will comfort housebuilders, who are concerned about the potential impact of string of rises on the market.
Spicerhaart calls for HIPs to be scrapped
Spicerhaart has called for home information packs (HIPs) to be scrapped after it has been forced to disband its HIPs provision department, HIPs.co.uk, following the government’s embarrassing climbdown over the packs, which has seen their introduction delayed until August 1, and plans apparently in chaos.
Private housebuilding stagnates in first quarter
Private sector housebuilding levels are stagnating, according to NHBC’s latest quarterly statistics for February to April 2007.
Existing private sector homes\' energy efficiency lag
The nation’s existing private sector homes are less energy efficient than the social housing stock, according to latest statistics from the department for Communities and Local Government (GLG).
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