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Why put a price on the priceless importance of carbon-free homes?

No less an authority than the RIBAs president Sunand Prasad recently ticked off the Liberal Democrats after their party conference for their ambitious plans to…

Housebuilders warned not to rely on buy-to-let investors

Property consultant Hometrack tells HBF that returns on residential property are...

HBF in call for Government not to ‘bottle-it’ over housing growth

Speaking at the opening of the 5th Annual Housing Market Intelligence Conference in London on Tuesday 9 October, Executive Chairman of the Home Builders Federa…

Property industry alliance welcomes infrastructure planning charge consultation

A coalition of developers and homebuilders today welcomed the Chancellor’s announcement of further consultation on a charge-based alternative to the proposed P…

Member Briefing - HBF Barker Review Steering Committee: minutes of meeting

Barker was “a huge opportunity, but many pitfalls”. HBF should preface any suggestions or criticisms of Barker’s recommendations by making clear we give a powe…

Stewart Baseley speech to 5th Annual Housing Market Intelligence Conference

Challenges facing the housebuilding sector in 2008

Planning Gain Supplement scrapped - reaction

Chancellor Alistair Darling has announced the government is to consider proposals put forward by an alliance of developers and homebuilders as an alternative t…