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The supply of new homes could reach the lowest level since 2014, builders have warned. It comes as the Government is due...

Builders are calling for Stamp Duty exemptions on more energy efficient properties to help tackle the housing crisis. A new 10-point plan...

Paul Johnson, Head of Corporate Sales at Leaders Romans Group (LRG) Commercial property has historically been viewed as the more profitable asset...

Homes in England are less affordable and in worse condition than those in most other developed nations, new research claims. Analysis from the...

The majority of the British public believe the Government is responsible for fixing the country’s housing shortage but few believe that...

The net housing supply in England could be set to fall to decade lows, builders have warned. New analysis by the Home...

Mortgage lending criteria and products are failing to keep up with more energy-efficient homebuilding techniques, it has been claimed. The Home Builders...

New-build buyers will save on average around £2,600 a year in energy bills, research claims. Analysis based on Government’s Energy Performance Certificate...

House price growth may be slowing but there is still plenty of movement in the property jobs market. Here are some of...

Buyers are already tightening their belts and choosing not to borrow as much as they could, but instead calculate what they...

Planning delays, labour shortages and the surging price of building materials are combining to sharply cut the number of new homes...

A housebuilding-led mortgage indemnity scheme called Deposit Unlock has now been launched nationally with 17 major developers taking part. Nationwide is the...

A leading planning consultancy has claimed that ‘the myth’ that housing developers are hoarding land after gaining planning consent in order...

A new analysis claims Help To Buy has improved building volumes and has not been a drain on taxpayers. The scheme which...

The controversy over the use of Non-Disclosure Agreements in the world of property resurfaced over the weekend in a BBC programme. A...

A new body which says it will “champion better outcomes for buyers” is described as independent but is to be chaired...

A property law firm is the latest to back a call for a stamp duty holiday to help kick-start the housing...

Zoopla is continuing its aggressive expansion of listings and services to agents with news this morning that it has added a...

The government has revealed that it’s to ‘test’ the workings of the New Homes Ombudsman before the scheme formally launches. Housing Secretary...

Stamp duty relief for first time buyers of full-priced houses and apartments is to be extended to first time buyers of...

Savills has suggested that it may be time for a fundamental review of what’s left of the flagship policy of Margaret...

The consumer group HomeOnwers’ Alliance says buyers of new build homes should be able to retain 2.5 per cent of the...

The government is thought to be reviewing Help To Buy which, it is claimed, could end with the scheme being scrapped...

The results of a survey conducted by the Home Builders Federation has been attacked by consumer group, the HomeOwners Alliance. For over...

Lots of people buy new-build due to the perceived lack of hassle with maintenance, as they are built to the latest...

After years of surveys suggesting the UK’s new-build homes were getting smaller, and may even be the smallest in much of...

The government's most publicised measure of housebuilding excludes around a fifth of all new build completions each year, according to a...

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...

The morning after the EU referendum, and Westminster, Britain, Europe and the world were left in shock at the news that...

A leading land agent has criticised those doubting the government's ability to build a million new homes by 2020. Adam Hesse, land...

A suggestion that up to 50 per cent of new homes built in London should be affordable has come in for...