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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…

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…

Why property developers must cement stronger consumer links

The biggest programme of housebuilding in 30 years is under way after new Prime Minister Gordon Brown last week pledged to build 3 million homes by 2020. The a…

Working from home 'should be encouraged'

More people should consider turning part of their home into an office, a property expert has stated. Technical director at the Home Builders Federation (HBF) …

First-time buyers destined to become 'lost generation'

The huge obstacles preventing first-time buyers climbing on to the housing ladder has created a 'lost generation' of potential homeowners and risks creating an…

Scrapping of PGS meets industry praise

The industry has welcomed news that the government will ditch the planning gain supplement (PGS).

Industry calls on government to help FTBs

Lenders have backed the New Home Marketing Board's call for the government to introduce sweeping measures to help first-time buyers. Faster planning processes…

Planning Gain Supplement scrapped - reaction

Chancellor Alistair Darling has announced the government is to consider proposals put forward by an alliance of developers and homebuilders as an alternative t…

Why put a price on the priceless importance of carbon-free homes?

No less an authority than the RIBA's president Sunand Prasad recently ticked off the Liberal Democrats after their party conference for their ambitious plans t…

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 …