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Miller cancels plans to float

Miller Homes has cancelled its plan to float on the stock market, citing volatility in the financial markets.  

Help to Buy "not a risk", says Bank

The government’s Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme is not a threat to financial stability, the Bank of England announced today (October 2).  

Industry welcomes "permanent Help to Buy"

Housebuilders have welcomed the government’s pledge to build 100,000 new homes on brownfield land at 20% below the market rate for people aged under 40 &…

HBF response to technical consultation on planning

Help to Buy 1 sales continue to climb

The Help to Buy equity loan scheme has generated 32,268 sales since its launch in April last year, the latest government figures for the initiative show.  

Housebuilders "completely reject" Labour landbanking claim - HBF

Housebuilders have hit back at the Labour party for stating that they “sit on land” that could be developed.  

HBF Statement: House building industry response to Labour's land banking myth accusation.

Permissions recover to 2008 levels - HBF/Glenigan

Planning permissions hit a six year high in Q2 2014, according to the Home Builders Federation’s Housing Pipeline report released today (September 11). &…

Housing pipeline report - Q2 2014 report - Published Sept 2014

New home permissions back to 2008 level

But more operational sites needed to deliver sustained increases in the number of new homes built.