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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.

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…

Brown drops 'Communities England' tag (copy 2)

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

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

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…

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

Bring back mortgage tax relief to help first-time buyers, says builders leader

One of the most influential figures in the housebuilding industry is calling on the Government to bring back the Miras tax relief scheme to help overstretched …

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…

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…

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…