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The latest news, features, comment and analysis of the UK housebuilding market covering policy, regulation, planning, technology, new developments and products

Industry calls on government to help FTBs

Lenders have backed the New Home Marketing Board's call for the government to introduce sweeping measures to help first-time buyers. Faster planning processes,…

Firstrung, first time buyers, the week in focus

Large numbers of young people are being forced to live in shared accommodation because they cannot get onto the property ladder... New research shows that 61 p…

HBF Wales Weekly News Summary Friday 5 October 2007

Top stories this week Zero carbon guidance published... read Conservatives announce housing plans... read Bank rate maintained at 5.75%... read

HBF Weekly News Summary Friday 5 October 2007

Top stories this week Zero carbon guidance published... read Conservatives announce housing plans... read Bank rate maintained at 5.75%... read

Step on to the ladder

A BIT of good news for struggling first-time buyers: there are ways of protecting yourself from rising interest rates and getting a leg up the property ladder …

Public backs stamp duty abolition for first-time buyers

Ex-Barratt chief speaks out as YouGov poll supports key Tory housing...

Housing boom has priced out a quarter of Brits

A quarter of Britain's young workers are priced out of their local housing markets, according to latest research from property website Hometrack. House prices …

First time buyers and shared ownership

A BIT of good news for struggling first-time buyers: there are ways of protecting yourself from rising interest rates and getting a leg up the property ladder …