Builders ask lenders to ease criteria for new homes
Homebuilders have called on banks and building societies to ease criteria on mortgages for new-build properties. John Stewart, the director of economic affair…
Builders urge lenders to ease criteria
Homebuilders have called on banks and building societies to ease criteria on mortgages for new-build properties.
Clampdown threatens 13% hike in labour costs
Government determined to force through plan to put all construction workers on PAYE system
'Upturn signs' in housing market
The housing market is showing the first signs of an upturn since 2006, the Home Builders Federation (HBF) has said. The body's survey of Britain's major home …
Builders feel the worst is over
The UK housing market is showing the first signs of an upturn in three years.
House prices on the rise
Property asking prices rose in July marking the fifth monthly rise this year, research showed today. The average asking price in England and Wales increased b…
First timers need savings help
Almost 80% of Britons believe the government should encourage first-time homebuyers to start saving regularly by establishing a national deposit savings scheme…
Review team to help get planning process ready for economic upturn announced by Minister
Experts from business, the public and third sectors have been chosen to help review the planning application process to make sure it is ready to support sustai…
People with electrician training 'may be working on smaller houses'
People with electrician training may find that they are fitting out smaller homes in future. This is because, according to the Home Builders Federation (HBF),…
Heron Tower restart signals housing sector upturn
Work is set to restart on a 35-storey residential tower in the City of London as signs start to emerge that confidence is returning to the private housing mark…
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