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House prices rise 0.5% to early 2006 levels - Nationwide

House prices rose 0.5% to a UK average of £162,764 in November, Nationwide ‘s house price index has revealed.

House prices rise 0.2% - Hometrack

House prices rose 0.2% in November – the fourth consecutive rise according to Hometrack’s monthly survey.

HCA kickstarts almost 4,000 homes

The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has announced a further tranche of schemes to receive Kickstart funding through the first round of the scheme.

Government proposals see greater social housing involvement for housebuilders

Housebuilders could play a greater part in social housing under new government proposals.

Briitish Precast calls for halt to multi-storey timber frame buildings

British Precast has called for a halt to multi-storey timber frame building in urban areas following a fire at a timber frame development in Peckham, south Lon…

Government confirms further funding for more affordable homes

The government has confirmed that it is pouring a further £290 million into building 5,500 affordable homes across the UK to ease waiting list pressures and bo…

RIBA paper on housing design "should be ignored" - HBF

The HBF’s John Stewart has heavily criticised at the Royal Institute of British Architect’s new paper, which says that the standard of new homes should be rais…

Government takes step towards zero carbon

The government has announced its decision on the minimum standard for the energy efficiency of zero carbon homes.

NHBC launches action plan to close skills gap

The NHBC, Zero Carbon Hub and ConstructionSkills have banded together to address the skills gap arising from the downturn.