Builders warn against 'age-friendly' homes
By Jim Pickard, Political Correspondent | | | Builders warned on Monday that government plans for new homes to be "age-friendly" would saddle the industry wi…
Halifax rewards green credentials with competitive mortgage deals
Halifax, UK mortgage lender, has announced the launch of two new products exclusively available to customers buying their home from selected homebuilders. The…
Roof tax threatens to scupper targets
Thames Gateway builders dispute 'deferred charge' that could cost them in the future
HBF LAUNCHES GAME TO HELP KIDS LEARN ABOUT SITE SAFETY
The Home Builders Federation has released a new interactive educational game, How to avoid a construction catastrophe, to raise awareness of the potential haza…
Community Infrastructure Levy revealed
The government has unveiled plans to allow local councils to raise funds to spend on infrastructure projects to support new housing developments.
ethical finance Halifax launches 2 green competitive mortgage deals
Halifax, the UK's largest mortgage lender, has announced the launch of two new products exclusively available to customers buying their home from selected home…
Housebuilders upbeat on Calcutt Review
The housebuilding industry has broadly welcomed John Calcutt's conclusion that it will be possible to deliver 240,000 homes per year by 2016 to zero-carbon sta…
HBF revises code of conduct to help lenders
New measures to ensure greater transparency for mortgage lenders on new build houses
Industry welcomes 0.25% interest rate cut
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 En…
Government launches review to speed up planning system
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 u…
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