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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…

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.

Queen honours outstanding servants to housing

The chief executives of two homelessness organisations are among those honoured...

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

Barratt Developments' has launched a controversial set of proposals to the government to help first-time buyers get on the propprty ladder. They include the g…

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

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…

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

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,…

Firstrung, first time buyers, the week in focus

The issue of long commutes is nothing new for priced out first time buyers and in some respects relative bargains have always been available the further the bu…

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…