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PRETTY: FIRST TIME BUYERS ARE THE 'NEW POOR'

David Pretty, former Chief Executive of the Barratt Group and one of the best-known figures in British housing provision, has called first time buyers the 'new…

Barratt Developments' ex-chief David Pretty: Sell green belt land for housing

Barratt Developments? ex-chief David Pretty has launched a controversial set of proposals to the government to help first-time buyers get on the propprty ladde…

NHMB calls for switch back to Miras

A senior figure in the house building industry is calling for the return of the Miras tax relief scheme to help struggling first-time buyers.David Pretty, dire…

Brown needs better ideas on housing

David Hollingworth is mortgage specialist at London & Country Yvette Cooper's role as housing minister has been upgraded so she can attend Cabinet meetings wh…

Why buyers prefer to buy new

Liverpool Echo RESEARCH by the House Builders Federation suggests buyers could save up to ?25,000 by selecting a new-build rather than a second hand home. Fu…

The plight of the 'new poor'

Here are 10 measures that we must implement if young people are to have any hope of buying homes

Brown drops 'Communities England' tag

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

Pretty: give tax relief to first-time buyers

David Pretty, Barratt's former chief executive, has urged the government to give tax breaks to first-time home buyers.