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Self-build property only for "limited percentage of the market"

Sellers considering dropping out of the housing market and building their own home have been warned that self-build homes are 'only a solution for a limited pe…

80% of housing sites can't meet zero carbon

Four out of five new housing sites will not be able to generate enough power on site to reach the government's zero-carbon target, according to government advi…

DARLING BACKS 50BN BAIL OUT TO HELP MORTGAGES

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…

Three quarters of home owners recommend HBF home...

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 resu…

HBF calls for 0.5% interest rate cut

House Builders Federation says action is needed to prevent housing downturn damaging wider economy

MPs accuse industry of 'feeble excuses' on zero carbon

2008 Issue 20

HBF calls for abolition of Home Information Packs...

The Home Builders Federation (HBF) has called for the abolition of Home Information Packs (HIPs) to save jobs in the housebuildng industry. The peak building b…

Home Building Industry - 'Action Needed Now'

The HBF [Home Builders Federation] is calling on Government to take urgent action now to assist the housing market and warning of the severe implications of no…

Streetwise - market updates

The cost of turning an "old" home into an "eco" home

Tories tell councils: hold build plans until election

04/09/2009 | By Crispin Dowler The Conservative shadow communities secretary has advised councils to put off controversial housing developments and policy dec…