CABE calls for entries to Building for Life awards
CABE and the Home Builders Federation are now inviting designers and developers to submit schemes for next years Building for Life awards. The Building for Li…
Housebuilders upbeat on Calcutt Review
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Builders hit by Nationwide pricing policy
Nationwide Building Society risks depressing new home prices through an overly strict approach to valuations, according to leading housebuil
Government accused of 'missing opportunity' to boost housing market
Government accused of 'missing opportunity' to boost housing market The Government was accused today of missing an opportunity to help boost housebuilders and…
Banks want Treasury support for housing market
Mortgage lenders piled pressure on the Treasury yesterday to assist Britain's ailing housing market, by calling for the Government to help to fund new home loa…
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…
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…
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…
Boris slashes affordable housing targets for developers
Plans by the new mayor of London to slash affordable housing requirements across the Capital have been welcomed by the British Property Federation and Home Bui…
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