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EP calls for developers to join shared equity scheme

July 27, 2006

English Partnerships (EP) has called for developers to join its £100 million First Time Buyers Initiative (FTBI), designed to new buyers onto the housing ladde…

City rumours hint Ronson is ready to sell Crest stake

July 27, 2006

Rumours are circulating that Gerald Ronson is preparing to sell his stake in Crest Nicholson.

Charity warns workers to stay out of sun

July 25, 2006

Construction workers have been warned to protect themselves from the sun as the heat wave continues.

Kelly delays Housing Corp and EP merger

July 25, 2006

Communities minister Ruth Kelly has delayed the merger of English Partnerships and the Housing Corporation.

Tory levy on homes could see end of inheritance tax

July 24, 2006

A prominent conservative think tank, the Bow Group, has called for a flat rate 1% tax on the value of all homes.

Housing affordability could hit 15 year low

July 21, 2006

A widely predicted rise in interest rates would push housing affordability to the worst level in 15 years.

EP to invest £600m over the next year

July 20, 2006

English Partnerships (EP) will invest up to £600 million in regeneration projects over the next year according to chief executive John Callcutt.

Rural commission calls for ten homes in every village

July 19, 2006

Every village in England should have up to ten new houses in order to solve the rural housing crisis, according to the head of the government’s Commission for …

Kelly stops Liverpool demolition

July 19, 2006

Communities minister Ruth Kelly has issued a stop notice on the demolition or refurbishment of 3,000 pre-1919 terrace houses in Liverpool.

Compulsory home condition reports scrapped

July 18, 2006

Housing minister Yvette Cooper has bowed to pressure from housebuilders and mortgage lenders and announced that home condition reports (HCRs) will not be compu…