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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 …

Newspaper round-up: 28 June ...

- www.contractjournal.com News News Search 50 Latest: Thursday, 28 June 2007 Newspaper round-up: 28 June (28 Jun…

Pretty: give tax relief to first-time buyers

David Pretty, Barratt's former chief executive, has urged the government to give tax breaks to first-time home buyers.

NHMB calls for switch back to Miras

A senior figure in the house building industry is calling for the return of the Miras tax relief scheme to help struggling first-time buyers.David Pretty, dire…

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 …

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

PRETTY: FIRST TIME BUYERS ARE THE 'NEW POOR'

David Pretty, former Chief Executive of the Barratt Group and one of the best-known figures in British housing provision, has called first time buyers the 'new…

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…

Barratt Developments' ex-chief David Pretty: Sell green belt land for housing...

Barratt Developments' has launched a controversial set of proposals to the government to help first-time buyers get on the propprty ladder. They include the g…

Brown drops 'Communities England' tag (copy 2)

Prime minister to choose fresh name for super agency to emphasise its role in housing provision, while he works on three policies to carry it out