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Rightmove loses 300 estate agents from service

Nov. 14, 2008

Property website Rightmove has lost 300 estate agents from its service, according to reports.

Taylor Wimpey in talks with private equity groups - The Times

Nov. 13, 2008

Volume housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has, reports have claimed, been discussing with private equity groups the possibility of raising cash or buying a stake in th…

Industry reacts to BoE 1.5% rate cut

Nov. 7, 2008

The Home Builders Federation (HBF) has welcomed the Bank of England’s decision to cut interest rates by 1.5%, bringing them down to 3%.

Government launches ecotowns second consultation

Nov. 4, 2008

The second stage of consultation for the controversial ecotowns programme was launched today (November 4), pledging that ecotowns would need to follow the same…

Smaller planning applications down 16%

Nov. 3, 2008

The number of plans being submitted to local authorities has fallen 16% since September 2007, a report has revealed.

A decade\'s worth of profits could be wiped off housebuilding sector - FT

Nov. 3, 2008

The drop in property prices could wipe off the equivalent of more than a decade’s worth of housebuilding profits as developers prepare for further land writedo…

Zero uncertainty

Nov. 1, 2008

John Dodd, company environment and technical manager at Marley Eternit, argues that the standard of entry in the Sustainability category of the Housebuilding I…

The missing millions

Nov. 1, 2008

The new housing minister Margaret Beckett brings with her a wealth of political experience and says all the right things about supporting the industry, but wha…

Capital outlay

Nov. 1, 2008

“There’s no chance of the government meeting its housing targets and completions are definitely going to fall below 100,000 this year”