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Financing new housing

June 1, 2012

Planning permissions rise 33% on Q4 - HBF

June 1, 2012

Planning permissions have increased 10% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2012 with a 33% increase on the previous quarter, according to HBF’s latest Housin…

Persimmon marks 40th birthday with charity giveaway

May 25, 2012

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 40t…

Private registrations rise, public figures fall - NHBC

May 25, 2012

Private sector registrations have risen modestly whilst public sector housebuilding continues to decline, according to NHBC’s latest registration data released…

House prices drop 0.4% annually - ONS

May 23, 2012

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

May 21, 2012

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).