Thames ontap for Kingston Heights
In a UK first, energy secretary Ed Davey has formally switched on an open water source heat pump system which draws water from the River Thames to provide…
New home growth continues to soar - NHBC
New home registrations in the UK in the third quarter of 2013 were 19% higher than the same period last year, says NHBC. In total 33,573 new homes were regist…
Shadow chancellor calls for urgent review of Help to Buy
The shadow chancellor Ed Balls has called for the Bank of England to carry out an urgent review of the government's Help to Buy mortgage initiative which he sa…
Berkeley urges tax reform to save recovery
Frequent changes to property tax could hold back the housing recovery and hinder international investment, according to a report from the London School of Econ…
Experts raise concerns at HMI conference
High loan-to-value mortgages will aid the housing market without creating a housing bubble, md of investment banking firm Jeffries International Anthony Codlin…
Ministers make housing pledges at HMI conference
The government will next month launch a Right to Contest scheme, which will allow people to identify government-owned land that they believe could be put to be…
Government launches Help to Buy mortgage scheme
The government is launching the mortgage guarantee element of Help to Buy today (October 8), three months ahead of plan.
Builders boosted
TW md moves up
Planning permissions rise 49%
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