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HBF welcomes move to give housing a voice in cabinet

June 29, 2007

The HBF has welcomed prime minister Gordon Brown\'s decision to give housing a voice in cabinet, as housing minister Yvette Cooper has been given a seat at the…

Nationwide calls on chancellor to address affordability

June 29, 2007

Nationwide has called on the new chancellor of the exchequer, Alistair Darling, to address housing affordability as a key priority.

NHBC welcomes Hazel Blears\' communities appointment

June 28, 2007

NHBC chief executive Imtiaz Farookhi has welcomed news of Hazel Blears\' appointment as communities secretary and of Yvette Cooper\'s continuing role as housin…

Yvette Cooper keeps housing brief in cabinet reshuffle

June 28, 2007

Yvette Cooper has kept her brief as housing minister in Gordon Brown’s reshuffle, which will see her attend cabinet meetings. But although Cooper has been give…

Property professionals lobby Brown to resolve PGS plans

June 27, 2007

A coalition of property professionals has called on Gordon Brown to resolve planning gain supplement (PGS) proposals, the shadow of which still hangs over the …

Wimpey and Woodrow UK orders up as US business falters

June 27, 2007

UK order books at Taylor Woodrow and George Wimpey are both up on last year as the two housebuilders gear up to merge, they announced today.

OFT to investigate the housebuilding industry

June 22, 2007

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has launched a \"market study\" of the UK housebuilding industry, looking at two key areas: customer satisfaction and housebui…

Communities England consultation launched

June 21, 2007

The department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) has launched a consultation paper outlining its plan to create a single housing a regeneration body, …

CML figures show mortgage lending growth cooling

June 21, 2007

Latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) shows that the last four interest rate rises, which have taken the base rate up by one point o 5.5%, …

CIH members call for \"clearer vision for housing\"

June 19, 2007

Increasing social housing supply and boosting affordability through increasing home ownership initiatives should be top priorities for Gordon Brown, when he ta…