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Step on to the property 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 …

HBF Consulation Response - Welsh Assembly Government - Sustainability Committee – Carbon Reduction in Wales Consultation – Household Emissions

Chairman's Monthly Update Septemeber 2007

Party conference season heralds the end of the so called summer political lull.

The Andrew Davidson Interview 2006

Nikesh Arora, CEO Google Europe January 8 Lord Bhattacharyya, founder Warwick Manufacturing Group January 15 Stuart Rose, CEO Marks&Spencer January 22 Tim Wate…

Tenants - cheesed off

A YouGov survey for the New Homes Marketing Board suggests the perennial chatter about young people choosing to rent, for lifestyle reasons (freedom from debt,…

Warning that zero carbon target likely to be missed

The Construction Products Association (CPA) has expressed concern that the government is allocating insufficient resource to the development of compliance tool…

Warning that zero carbon target likely to be missed

The Construction Products Association (CPA) has expressed concern that the government is allocating insufficient resource to the development of compliance tool…

Eco-friendly homes 'need to be affordable'

Environmentally-friendly houses must be affordable or people will not purchase them, experts have warned. The Home Builders Federation stated that low-carbon p…

First time buyers now recognised as a 'social' problem

A recent YouGov poll has illustrated the difficulties facing first time buyers. Research has shown that almost 90 per cent of the population believe property p…

Joint HBF/BPF/Major Developers Group/London First submission to HM Treasury and CLG on Local Planning Tariff as alternative to PGS 2 October 2007