Halifax rewards green credentials with competitive mortgage deals
Halifax, UK mortgage lender, has announced the launch of two new products exclusively available to customers buying their home from selected homebuilders. The…
PROPERTY INDUSTRY GIVES EVIDENCE ON PLANNING BILL
The British Property Federation (BPF) the Home Builders Federation (HBF) have appeared before a Parliamentary Committee scrutinising the Planning Bill to highl…
Is a faster planning process always better?
The HBF's Stewart Baseley says the planning system is too inefficient but the RTPI's Rynd Smith says good built outcomes must trump all other considerations
HBF HITS OUT AT CPRE'S 'BANANAS' ATTITUDE TO HOUSING
The Home Builders Federation has hits out at the Campaign to Protect Rural England after it produced a survey saying the Government was out of touch with the p…
Government Response to Callcutt Review
Housing Minister Yvette Cooper has welcomed the publication of the Callcutt Review into delivering new housing and announced a major new drive to speed up the …
HBF revises code of conduct to help lenders
New measures to ensure greater transparency for mortgage lenders on new build houses
Industry welcomes 0.25% interest rate cut
Industry leaders broadly welcome efforts to revive economy by reducing interest rate from 5.25% Interest rates have been cut to 5% from 5.25% by the Bank of En…
Government launches review to speed up planning system
David Pretty and Joanna Killian to lead review into improving the way applications are processed A government review of the planning system designed to speed u…
HBF LAUNCHES GAME TO HELP KIDS LEARN ABOUT SITE SAFETY
The Home Builders Federation has released a new interactive educational game, How to avoid a construction catastrophe, to raise awareness of the potential haza…
Delivering Green, Affordable Homes more Quickly - Government Response to Callcutt Review
Housing Minister Yvette Cooper today welcomed the publication of the Callcutt Review into delivering new housing and announced a major new drive to speed up th…
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