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No stopping property-hungry Brits

However despite the desire to get onto the property ladder, the poll conducted for the New Homes Marketing Board (NHMB) showed that lack of supply and tighteni…

Housing Minister unveils new drive to deliver more affordable housing UPDATE

(Adds comment) LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Housing Minister Yvette Cooper today unveiled new measures to deliver more affordable housing, by bringing empty h…

Builders warn against 'age-friendly' homes

By Jim Pickard, Political Correspondent | | | Builders warned on Monday that government plans for new homes to be "age-friendly" would saddle the industry wi…

League table reveals greenest housebuilders

Berkeley Group, Taylor Woodrow and George Wimpey head a new sustainability league table ranking the 20 largest housebuilders, revealed by housing minister Coop…

First-time buyers an "endangered species", say housebuilders

Leah Milner - 30-Oct-2007 The New Homes Marketing Board has dubbed first-time buyers an endangered species. A YouGov poll commissioned by the marketing organis…

ethical finance Halifax launches 2 green competitive mortgage deals

Halifax, the UK's largest mortgage lender, has announced the launch of two new products exclusively available to customers buying their home from selected home…

Role of energy performance certificates 'to grow'

The Home Builders Federation (HBF) is confident that the new energy performance certificate (EPC) will be a positive influence over house buyers' decisions in …

Community Infrastructure Levy revealed

The government has unveiled plans to allow local councils to raise funds to spend on infrastructure projects to support new housing developments.

Roof tax threatens to scupper targets

Thames Gateway builders dispute 'deferred charge' that could cost them in the future

Is a faster planning process always better?

The HBF's Stewart Baseley says the planning system is too inefficient but the RTPI's Rynd Smith says good built outcomes must trump all other considerations