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HBF recruits David Pretty

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The week ahead

A guide to company results and meetings, and economic statistics Economic week Monday September 25 ? Investors will be eager to hear Wolseley's latest view …

Business in Brief

Dairy Crest grows on the doorstep Dairy Crest, the maker of Cathedral City cheese and Clover spreads, has cemented its position as Britain?s biggest doorstep …

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

Firstrung, first time buyers, the week in focus

The issue of long commutes is nothing new for priced out first time buyers and in some respects relative bargains have always been available the further the bu…

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

No less an authority than the RIBA's president Sunand Prasad recently ticked off the Liberal Democrats after their party conference for their ambitious plans t…

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…

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…

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 …

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…