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The supply of new homes could reach the lowest level since 2014, builders have warned. It comes as the Government is due...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Builders are calling for Stamp Duty exemptions on more energy efficient properties to help tackle the housing crisis. A new 10-point plan...
21 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Paul Johnson, Head of Corporate Sales at Leaders Romans Group (LRG) Commercial property has historically been viewed as the more profitable asset...
04 November 2023
From: Features
Homes in England are less affordable and in worse condition than those in most other developed nations, new research claims. Analysis from the...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The majority of the British public believe the Government is responsible for fixing the country’s housing shortage but few believe that...
22 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The net housing supply in England could be set to fall to decade lows, builders have warned. New analysis by the Home...
11 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Mortgage lending criteria and products are failing to keep up with more energy-efficient homebuilding techniques, it has been claimed. The Home Builders...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
New-build buyers will save on average around £2,600 a year in energy bills, research claims. Analysis based on Government’s Energy Performance Certificate...
13 October 2022
From: Breaking News
House price growth may be slowing but there is still plenty of movement in the property jobs market. Here are some of...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Buyers are already tightening their belts and choosing not to borrow as much as they could, but instead calculate what they...
22 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Planning delays, labour shortages and the surging price of building materials are combining to sharply cut the number of new homes...
05 January 2022
From: Breaking News
A housebuilding-led mortgage indemnity scheme called Deposit Unlock has now been launched nationally with 17 major developers taking part. Nationwide is the...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News
A leading planning consultancy has claimed that ‘the myth’ that housing developers are hoarding land after gaining planning consent in order...
23 September 2021
From: Breaking News
A new analysis claims Help To Buy has improved building volumes and has not been a drain on taxpayers. The scheme which...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News
The controversy over the use of Non-Disclosure Agreements in the world of property resurfaced over the weekend in a BBC programme. A...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News
A new body which says it will “champion better outcomes for buyers” is described as independent but is to be chaired...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News
A property law firm is the latest to back a call for a stamp duty holiday to help kick-start the housing...
24 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Zoopla is continuing its aggressive expansion of listings and services to agents with news this morning that it has added a...
04 November 2019
From: Breaking News
The government has revealed that it’s to ‘test’ the workings of the New Homes Ombudsman before the scheme formally launches. Housing Secretary...
01 April 2019
From: Breaking News
Stamp duty relief for first time buyers of full-priced houses and apartments is to be extended to first time buyers of...
29 October 2018
From: Breaking News
Savills has suggested that it may be time for a fundamental review of what’s left of the flagship policy of Margaret...
20 June 2018
From: Breaking News
The consumer group HomeOnwers’ Alliance says buyers of new build homes should be able to retain 2.5 per cent of the...
01 December 2017
From: Breaking News
The government is thought to be reviewing Help To Buy which, it is claimed, could end with the scheme being scrapped...
07 August 2017
From: Breaking News
The results of a survey conducted by the Home Builders Federation has been attacked by consumer group, the HomeOwners Alliance. For over...
04 April 2017
From: Breaking News
Lots of people buy new-build due to the perceived lack of hassle with maintenance, as they are built to the latest...
28 January 2017
From: Features
After years of surveys suggesting the UK’s new-build homes were getting smaller, and may even be the smallest in much of...
03 January 2017
From: Breaking News
The government's most publicised measure of housebuilding excludes around a fifth of all new build completions each year, according to a...
22 September 2016
From: Breaking News
With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...
16 September 2016
From: Features
The morning after the EU referendum, and Westminster, Britain, Europe and the world were left in shock at the news that...
05 August 2016
From: Features
A leading land agent has criticised those doubting the government's ability to build a million new homes by 2020. Adam Hesse, land...