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Eco-friendly homes 'need to be affordable'

Environmentally-friendly houses must be affordable or people will not purchase them, experts have warned. The Home Builders Federation stated that low-carbon p…

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…

Joint HBF/BPF/Major Developers Group/London First submission to HM Treasury and CLG on Local Planning Tariff as alternative to PGS 2 October 2007

HBF Response - Joint HBF/BPF/Major Developers Group/London First submission to HM Treasury and CLG on Local Planning Tariff as alternative to PGS

Government Briefing - Joint HBF/BPF/Major Developers Group/London First submission to HM Treasury and CLG on Local Planning Tariff as alternative to PGS

Government Briefing - Joint HBF/BPF/Major Developers Group/London First submission to HM Treasury and CLG on Local Planning Tariff as alternative to PGS

HBF Response - Joint HBF/BPF/Major Developers Group/London First submission to HM Treasury and CLG on Local Planning Tariff as alternative to PGS

Zero-carbon reforms 'must be consumer friendly'

Efforts to make all new homes carbon neutral by 2016 must be combined with considerations over what the public wants from a UK property, the Home Builders Fede…

NHMB demands help for first-time buyers

By Marcel Le Gouais First-time buyers plight has grown into a social problem threatening the well-being of communities nationwide, says the New Homes Marketin…

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.