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Affordable housing: Where next?

In 2007, when house prices were still soaring, the government promised to build 70,000 affordable homes a year by 2010/11. But the housing prices crash and the…

HBF report shows optimism for housing market

The latest survey by the Home Builders Federation (HBF) has found that 60% of housebuilders reported an increase in sales compared to the same period a year ag…

Government Statement of 16 July on Definition of Zero Carbon Homes

House prices on the rise

Property asking prices rose in July marking the fifth monthly rise this year, research showed. Published: 7:00AM BST 20 Jul 2009 The average asking price in En…

House prices on the rise

Property asking prices rose in July marking the fifth monthly rise this year, research showed today. The average asking price in England and Wales increased by…

Property asking prices rise in July

Average property asking prices in England and Wales rose to £227,864 in July, boosting hopes of a resurgence in the housing market, according to new research.

Housing minister outlines further details of definition of zero carbon

The news came as John Healey, minister for housing, outlined some further details on the definition of zero carbon, which housebuilders will have to meet by 20…

Builders feel the worst is over

The UK housing market is showing the first signs of an upturn in three years.

'Upturn signs' in housing market

The body's survey of Britain's major home builders found 60% of those asked had seen an increase in sales compared to the same time last year. The HBF says the…

'Upturn signs' in housing market

The housing market is showing the first signs of an upturn since 2006, the Home Builders Federation (HBF) has said. The body's survey of Britain's major home b…