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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…

First-time buyers destined to become 'lost generation'

The huge obstacles preventing first-time buyers climbing on to the housing ladder has created a 'lost generation' of potential homeowners and risks creating an…

Working from home 'should be encouraged'

More people should consider turning part of their home into an office, a property expert has stated. Technical director at the Home Builders Federation (HBF) …

Why property developers must cement stronger consumer links

The biggest programme of housebuilding in 30 years is under way after new Prime Minister Gordon Brown last week pledged to build 3 million homes by 2020. The a…

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…

Millionaire chairman in Albion link

Millionaire chairman in Albion linkDavid Gold, co-owner and chairman of Birmingham City, wants to invest in Albion once he severs his ties with the Premiership…

Buttoned-up Brown plays it straight as Bush extols his great British virtues

George Bush, expert diviner of global statesmen from Nouri al-Maliki to Vladimir Putin, peered into the soul of Gordon Brown yesterday and found it good. In fa…

Step on to the property 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 …

Scrapping of PGS meets industry praise

The industry has welcomed news that the government will ditch the planning gain supplement (PGS).

Housebuilders warned not to rely on buy-to-let investors

Property consultant Hometrack tells HBF that returns on residential property are falling