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First-time house buyers are 'the new poor'

First-time house buyers are 'the new poor'. Photo: PA Wire Radical measures are needed to help the huge numbers of young people who now have no hope of buying …

A year for key players in private equity

Some key figures in the private equity world have been honoured in a Queen's Birthday Honours List which was notable for being one of the most business-light f…

Homes for the future

There were nine short-listed designs, one winner and several surprises in the BD/Mail on Sunday design competition to find a zero-carbon mass-market design.

Queen honours outstanding servants to housing

The chief executives of two homelessness organisations are among those honoured...

'Bring back mortgage tax relief'

One of the most influential figures in the housebuilding industry is calling on the Government to bring back the Miras tax relief scheme to help overstretched …

Bring back mortgage tax relief to help first-time buyers, says builders' leader

One of the most influential figures in the housebuilding industry is calling on the Government to bring back the Miras tax relief scheme to help overstretched …

Newspaper round-up: 28 June

In a leaked story in the Times, David Pretty, director of the Home Builders' Federation, is quoted urging Gordon Brown to launch a raft of housing initiatives …

Bring back mortgage tax relief to help first-time buyers, says builders leader

One of the most influential figures in the housebuilding industry is calling on the Government to bring back the Miras tax relief scheme to help overstretched …

Why buyers prefer to buy new

Liverpool Echo RESEARCH by the House Builders Federation suggests buyers could save up to ?25,000 by selecting a new-build rather than a second hand home. Fu…

The plight of the 'new poor'

Here are 10 measures that we must implement if young people are to have any hope of buying homes