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Softer market will buoy buy-to-let sector - Paragon

Paragon Mortgages has claimed that the credit squeeze and softening housing market will in fact buoy the buy-to-let sector, as more people hold off from buying and stay in the rental sector.

Nationwide index shows slowing house price growth

Ballymore to build Europe\'s tallest apartment building

Ballymore has acquired the site next to Manchester\'s Piccadilly station, where it plans to develop Europe\'s tallest residential building. Construction on the 60 storey building will start early next year.

Lib Dems lambast housing minister over crisis

Minister stresses housing priority at Labour party conference

Housing Minister, Yvette Cooper, has stated that Britain must never again return to the \"housing apartheid\" that was the legacy of the previous Conservative government.

Results of community consultation survey launched

Meeting Place Communications in association with Housebuilder Media launched the first annual Community Consultation and Politics Public Perceptions report at the Labour Party Conference in Bournemouth.

Barratt warns of falling sales as credit crunch hits outlook

Barratt Developments has reported sales falling by around 10%, following the recent credit crunch and the run on British lender Northern Rock, and issued a warning that market conditions could continue to toughen up.

HBF welcomes Conservative\'s new housebuilding policy framework

The Home Builders Federation has welcomed Conservative moves to increase rural housing supply for local communities, set out in the party\'s Quality of Life report, ahead of the political conference season.

Effect of consecutive interest rate rises starting to bite

The Halifax and Abbey - two of Britain\'s biggest lenders, are raising rates on many of their variable home loans, in response to the five consecutive interest rate rises seen over the past 12 months - despite the fact the base rate was held at the Bank of England\'s MPC\'s last meeting.

Miller hunting for further acquisitions following solid half yearly results

Miller Group chief executive Keith Miller has confirmed that the company is on the look-out for further acquisitions in the housebuilding sector, having posted a solid set of half yearly results to June 30 2007.