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Persimmon marks 40th birthday with charity giveaway

Persimmon Homes has announced today (May 25) that it is to give away a new home worth 250,000 and 138,000 in cash to charities across Britain to mark its 40th …

Weekly News Summary - Friday 25 May 2012

House prices drop 0.4% annually - ONS

House prices in the UK in March were 0.4% lower than 12 months previously, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Hometrack gives flavour of new housing landscape

The number of starts for new two bedroom houses has surpassed that of two bedroom flats, according to analysis released by Hometrack today (May 21).

NewBuy Scheme Early Success: New stats reveal 400 reservations since launch

Weekly News Summary - Friday 18th May 2012

Consumers need more storage space - RIBA

More storage space is one of eight requirements for consumers when choosing a home, according to new Ipsos/MORI research launched today (May 16) for the Royal …

Bovis visitor numbers double

Bovis Homes’ visitor numbers have more than doubled in the past year, it said today (May 16).

Santander joins NewBuy

Santander has become the latest lender to join the NewBuy mortgage indemnity scheme.

Construction output drops 4.8%

Construction output fell 4.8% in Q1 2012 against Q4 2011, the Office for National Statistics revealed today (May 11).