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Berkeley calls for car parking rethink

The Berkeley Group has called for a better approach to parking provision in new build schemes, after research revealed that most people living in new housing w…

Barratt sees 20% increase in new homes built

Barratt built almost 20% more homes in the second half of 2013 compared with the same period in 2012. In all the Group completed 6,195 homes in the six mont…

Health & Safety Meeting 23 January 2014 (copy 1)

BBC News 04 BBC live news flooding SUDS

This morning the BBC ran the following story on SuDs HBF issued the following statement in response and appeared on the BBC to discuss the issue . Watch John...

HBF statement in response to BBC reporting on SuDS drainage systems.

Strong end to 2013 for Persimmon and GT

Housebuilders Persimmon and Galliford Try have continued their strong performances into the end of 2013.  

Cambridge Uni scheme gets phase one approval

The University of Cambridge has received planning permission for new post-graduate student accommodation as part of its GBP 1 billion North West Cambridge Deve…

Help to Buy Wales launches

The Welsh government has launched its own equity loan scheme, helping home owners in Wales onto the property ladder.  

UK house prices rise 1.4% in December - Nationwide

UK house prices rose 1.4% in December, according to the Nationwide house price index.  

H2B mortgage guarantee scheme helps "nearly 750 home owners"

Almost 750 homes have been purchased under the government’s second Help to Buy initiative- the mortgage guarantee scheme which launched in October, the p…