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Warning that zero carbon target likely to be missed

The Construction Products Association (CPA) has expressed concern that the government is allocating insufficient resource to the development of compliance tool…

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…