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National Trust speaks out against greenfield land erosion

Nov. 6, 2007

The National Trust has accused the government of failing to adequately protect \"thousands of acres of valued countryside and open spaces\" from development.

Land acquisition key to growth - Artisan

Nov. 6, 2007

Artisan chairman Michael Stevens has given his assessment of the housing market ahead: uncertain, in a word. Speaking at the company\'s AGM, Stevens said: \"…

Savills predicts 3% growth in 2008

Nov. 6, 2007

Savills has predict house price growth of around 3% across the country during 2008.

Legislative agenda welcomed, but focus on land supply - HBF

Nov. 6, 2007

The Home Builders Federation has welcomed the series of Bills announced in the Queen\'s Speech, but has called on government to focus on increasing the supply …

Queen\'s Speech reflects government\'s commitment to infrastructure delivery

Nov. 6, 2007

A series of Bills introduced in the Queen\'s Speech this morning drive forward the government\'s ambitious plans to increase housebuilding levels and the infra…

Energy performance certificates delayed until April 2008

Nov. 6, 2007

The government has delayed by six months plans to introduce energy performance certificates into home information packs. EPCs will now be compulsory from April…

Top companies recognised at Innovation Awards

Nov. 5, 2007

The housebuilding industry’s top innovators were recognised at a glittering evening at London’s Millennium Mayfair Hotel, at the annual HBF-backed Housebuildin…

Half of buy-to-let investors believe interest rates will decrease - Property for Life

Nov. 2, 2007

Over half of buy-to-let investors are confident that interest rates will decrease over the next 12 months, with 64% believing the base has already peaked, acco…

Hometrack publishes latest housing forecast

Nov. 2, 2007

In their latest forecast for the housing and mortgage markets, Hometrack stated that there will be a market slowdown in the rate of house price inflation and m…

Top 20 most sustainable homebuilders named

Nov. 2, 2007

The UK’s top 20 housebuilders have been ranked by sustainability performance in a new report entitled \"Building a sustainable performance,\" published by Next…