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Part L delay imminent

The government is expected to announce a six to 12 month \"grace period\" between the introduction of new Part L regulations and the date of compliance so planning applications submitted before April 6 will have an extra year to meet new standards.

First time buyers fuelling rapid market pick-up

The housing market has seen its biggest improvement in months, according to online property portal Rightmove.

Call for urgent action on rural housing

The Countryside Agency has called on the government to boost the supply of affordable rural housing to avoid rural communities becoming \"exclusive enclaves for the wealthy.\"

Tories to take a \"fresh look\" at housing policy

Shadow chancellor George Osborne has attempted to shake off the Conservatives’nimby image in a speech that suggested its attitudes to housing growth have changed.

Johnson to retire

George Wimpey group chief executive Peter Johnson is to retire on June 30. Peter Redfern, chief executive of Wimpey’s UK operation, has been appointed deputy group chief executive.

Churchill plans expansion drive

Churchill Retirement Living mds, brothers Spencer and Clinton McCarthy, are launching their company into a rapid expansion drive with plans to see it build 1,000 units per annum by May 2010.

Bellway to lead on £1billion regeneration scheme

Bellway and Hyde Housing Association are part of a consortium that has been chosen to deliver the £1 billion regeneration of south Kilburn in London.