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Private fund manager acquires Kenmore Homes Group

Sept. 12, 2007

Highcross, the Newbury based private fund manager, has today announced the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Kenmore Homes Group for approaching £20 …

Energy performance certificates give boost to new homes

Sept. 12, 2007

The introduction of compulsory energy performance certificates as part of home information packs for four, and now three-bedroom homes, should give a boost to…

Parliamentary cross-party housing supply inquiry launched

Sept. 10, 2007

A cross-party committee of MPs has launched a public inquiry into \"the future of Briatain\'s housing supply,\" in light of housing green paper proposals to bu…

House price inflation at 12.4% in July - CLG

Sept. 10, 2007

UK annual house price inflation in July 2007 was 12.4%, up from 12.1% in June, according to latest figures from Communities and Local Government. Annual house …

Galliford Try shows 52% rise in housing profits following strong year and Linden acquisition

Sept. 7, 2007

Galliford Try has posted a strong set of preliminary results for the year ended June 30, during which time it has integrated Linden Homes and restructured the …

First time buyers need market correction, claims financial planner

Sept. 7, 2007

Donna Bradshaw, a financial planning strategist at IFG Group, told the BBC\'s Wake up to Money programme that a correction in the housing market was needed unl…

Mancs developers must focus on right product as flat market flattens - Savills

Sept. 7, 2007

A new report from Savills on the Manchester market suggests that the supply pipeline for flats may be oversubscribed, and developers investing there will need …

Green groups reject government’s energy consultation

Sept. 7, 2007

Leading environmental groups have moved to distance themselves from the government’s consultation on future energy supply and nuclear power options, claiming…

MPC issues market statement with rate decision

Sept. 7, 2007

The Bank of England\'s Monetary Policy Committe took the unusual decision to issue a statement on current financial markets, alongside its decision to hold int…

RICs report shows declining affordability levels

Sept. 6, 2007

A new report from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors has highlighted deepening \"first time buyer woes\" as house prices and interest rate rises drive …