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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

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…

Public backs stamp duty abolition for first-time buyers

Ex-Barratt chief speaks out as YouGov poll supports key Tory housing policy

Step on to the 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 …

Building chief calls on Brown to tackle first-time buyer crisis

David Pretty, the former chief executive of the UK's second biggest housebuilder Barratt, and senior housing commentator has called on the Government and indus…

Q&A: Stamp Duty Reform

Q: So the Cameroonians - what have they been promising? A: They've promised to raise the one per cent threshold for stamp duty from 125,000 to 250,000. Shadow …

Zero-carbon reforms 'must be consumer friendly'

Efforts to make all new homes carbon neutral by 2016 must be combined with considerations over what the public wants from a UK property, the Home Builders Fede…

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,…