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HCA chief backs New Homes Week

HCA chief backs New Homes Week The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has given its backing to New Homes Week and reaffirmed its commitment to helping maintai…

Going public for business opportunities

In these straitened economic times, Ian Bradley shares his thoughts on the significant opportunities for the building-services industry. Hugh Pym, the BBC?s c…

Room to breed: Spacious new homes designed for families are back in fashion

Property booms don't always mean better housing. In fact, when the market was rocketing, the standard of new homes plummeted almost in equal measure as develop…

Construction jobs to gain from £10m scheme

The UK government?s Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has announced plans to inject ?10m of funding into stalled housing projects across the country. The aim …

Man of the house

John Healey is the latest in a long line of Labour housing ministers ? and he plans to stay in the job long enough to solve Britain?s housing problems ?It is …

John Cridland speech to Home Builders Federation

'If as I believe we have a small economic launch pad for growth then the budget needs to provide a boost to business

Planning approvals and house sales rise

Local authorities approved increasing numbers of residential planning applications in the last quarter of 2012 - al

Give councils freedom to build homes

From Sir Steve Bullock and others. Sir, Today, peers will discuss removing the cap on local authority housing deb

29/09/2009: Unite: Meeting Housing Need: Building Britain out of recession

Meeting Housing Need: Building Britain out of recession

Million home backlog expected by 2010

Housing production has hit an 80 year low and could take seven years to recover. The shortfall in new homes for 2009 could fill a city the size of Nottingham,…