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Boris slashes affordable housing targets for developers

Plans by the new mayor of London to slash affordable housing requirements across the Capital have been welcomed by the British Property Federation and Home Bui…

Home Building Industry - 'Action Needed Now'

The HBF [Home Builders Federation] is calling on Government to take urgent action now to assist the housing market and warning of the severe implications of no…

MPs accuse industry of 'feeble excuses' on zero carbon

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Self-build property only for "limited percentage of the market"

Sellers considering dropping out of the housing market and building their own home have been warned that self-build homes are 'only a solution for a limited pe…

Gang-Nail Systems Joins the House Builders Federation

Gang-Nail Systems is strengthening its relationship with end users of trussed rafters and Ecojoists, by becoming a member of the House Builders? Federation (HB…

Flint outlines action plan to 'ensure delivery' of new...

Flint outlines action plan to 'ensure delivery' of new affordable housing New immediate measures designed to respond to the impact of the credit crunch on the …

OFT says house building sector is broadly competitive

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has published its market study into the home building sector which says that whilst the sector is broadly competitive, many ho…

The True Value Of New Build Property

measures has been introduced this week to help ensure that valuers, lenders and conveyancers capture the true value of newly-built property -- a market that ha…

Builders make strong gains on Government's stamp duty changes

By Yvette Essen Shares in housebuilders rallied strongly yesterday after the Government lifted the stamp duty threshold from 125,000 to 175,000 and unveiled pl…

OFT GIVES HOUSE BUILDING INDUSTRY CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH

An investigation by the OFT into house building in the UK has given the industry a huge boost at what is a most challenging time. It will also give potential b…