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Queen honours outstanding servants to housing

The chief executives of two homelessness organisations are among those honoured...

'Bring back mortgage tax relief'

One of the most influential figures in the housebuilding industry is calling on the Government to bring back the Miras tax relief scheme to help overstretched …

Newspaper round-up: 28 June

In a leaked story in the Times, David Pretty, director of the Home Builders' Federation, is quoted urging Gordon Brown to launch a raft of housing initiatives …

Brown drops 'Communities England' tag

Prime minister to choose fresh name for super agency to emphasise its role in housing provision, while he works on three policies to carry it out

The plight of the 'new poor'

Here are 10 measures that we must implement if young people are to have any hope of buying homes

Brown needs better ideas on housing

David Hollingworth is mortgage specialist at London & Country Yvette Cooper's role as housing minister has been upgraded so she can attend Cabinet meetings wh…

Pretty: give tax relief to first-time buyers

David Pretty, Barratt's former chief executive, has urged the government to give tax breaks to first-time home buyers.

Barratt Developments' ex-chief David Pretty: Sell green belt land for housing...

Barratt Developments' has launched a controversial set of proposals to the government to help first-time buyers get on the propprty ladder. They include the g…

Barratt Developments' ex-chief David Pretty: Sell green belt land for housing

Barratt Developments? ex-chief David Pretty has launched a controversial set of proposals to the government to help first-time buyers get on the propprty ladde…

NHMB calls for switch back to Miras

A senior figure in the house building industry is calling for the return of the Miras tax relief scheme to help struggling first-time buyers.David Pretty, dire…