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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…

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…

NHMB demands help for first-time buyers

By Marcel Le Gouais First-time buyers? plight has grown into a social problem threatening the well-being of communities nationwide, says the New Homes Marketi…

Building chief calls on Brown to tackle first-time buyer crisis

David Pretty, the former chief executive of the UK's second biggest housebuilder Barratt, and senior housing commentator has called on the Government and indus…

Q&A: Stamp Duty Reform

Q: So the Cameroonians - what have they been promising? A: They've promised to raise the one per cent threshold for stamp duty from 125,000 to 250,000. Shadow …

Zero-carbon reforms 'must be consumer friendly'

Efforts to make all new homes carbon neutral by 2016 must be combined with considerations over what the public wants from a UK property, the Home Builders Fede…

The Andrew Davidson Interview 2006

Nikesh Arora, CEO Google Europe January 8 Lord Bhattacharyya, founder Warwick Manufacturing Group January 15 Stuart Rose, CEO Marks&Spencer January 22 Tim Wate…

Tenants - cheesed off

A YouGov survey for the New Homes Marketing Board suggests the perennial chatter about young people choosing to rent, for lifestyle reasons (freedom from debt,…

First time buyers now recognised as a 'social' problem

A recent YouGov poll has illustrated the difficulties facing first time buyers. Research has shown that almost 90 per cent of the population believe property p…

Step on to the 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 …