Three quarters of new home owners would recommend a Home Builder's Federation member to a friend, a recent HBF survey has revealed. The recently published results from the HBF third annual customer satisfaction survey showed that...

Chancellor, Alistair Darling has backed the Bank of England's 50bn plan to help prevent the credit crisis causing more damage to the UK banking system and help those struggling with mortgage payments.

New measures to ensure greater transparency for mortgage lenders on new build...

Industry leaders broadly welcome efforts to revive economy by reducing interest rate from 5.25% Interest rates have been cut to 5% from 5.25% by the Bank of England in an effort to revive the flagging economy.

The HBFs Stewart Baseley says the planning system is too inefficient but the RTPIs Rynd Smith says good built outcomes must trump all other...

David Pretty and Joanna Killian to lead review into improving the way applications are processed A government review of the planning system designed to speed up the time it takes to process applications has been launched.

The Home Builders Federation has released a new interactive educational game, How to avoid a construction catastrophe, to raise awareness of the potential hazards on building sites.

The housing industry has issued mixed responses to the Chancellor's Budget.Communities Secretary, Hazel Blears said: 'I welcome this budget - it will help us support peoples aspiration to own their own homes and ensure...

The Home Builders Federation has hits out at the Campaign to Protect Rural England after it produced a survey saying the Government was out of touch with the public on housebuilding.

By Jim Pickard, Political Correspondent | | | Builders warned on Monday that government plans for new homes to be "age-friendly" would saddle the industry with additional costs as it appeared to be facing its biggest slowdown for...