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![Housebuilding could hit decade low in 2024 - warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/Builders-400x310.png)
The supply of new homes could reach the lowest level since 2014, builders have warned. It comes as the Government is due...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Builders back Stamp Duty exemption for greener homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EcoHome-400x310.png)
Builders are calling for Stamp Duty exemptions on more energy efficient properties to help tackle the housing crisis. A new 10-point plan...
21 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Commercial to residential - a growing opportunity](/upload/images/3%20shutterstock_1750387934.jpg)
Paul Johnson, Head of Corporate Sales at Leaders Romans Group (LRG) Commercial property has historically been viewed as the more profitable asset...
04 November 2023
From: Features
![England ‘behind international peers’ on decent housing - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BankofEngland_3-400x310.png)
Homes in England are less affordable and in worse condition than those in most other developed nations, new research claims. Analysis from the...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Government urged to look beyond ‘vocal NIMBY minority’ to boost housebuilding](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/Builders-400x310.png)
The majority of the British public believe the Government is responsible for fixing the country’s housing shortage but few believe that...
22 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Government ‘capitulation to NIMBYS’ pushing property supply to record lows - warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
The net housing supply in England could be set to fall to decade lows, builders have warned. New analysis by the Home...
11 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Lenders urged to review mortgage criteria to reflect EPC ratings](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPCRating-400x310.png)
Mortgage lending criteria and products are failing to keep up with more energy-efficient homebuilding techniques, it has been claimed. The Home Builders...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![New-build houses save buyers £2,600 in annual energy bills - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnergyEfficiency_Savings-400x310.png)
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...
13 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - the movers, shakers and people in the news](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyJobsToday-400x310.png)
House price growth may be slowing but there is still plenty of movement in the property jobs market. Here are some of...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Buyers already tightening their belts, says leading agency](/upload/images/library/Deposit-1-400x310.jpg)
Buyers are already tightening their belts and choosing not to borrow as much as they could, but instead calculate what they...
22 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Supply shortage to go on as planning stifles house building goals](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/NewHomes-400x310.png)
Planning delays, labour shortages and the surging price of building materials are combining to sharply cut the number of new homes...
05 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Forget Help To Buy Equity Loan - welcome to Deposit Unlock](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/GenerateRevenueImage-400x310.jpg)
A housebuilding-led mortgage indemnity scheme called Deposit Unlock has now been launched nationally with 17 major developers taking part. Nationwide is the...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Developer land banking ‘myth’ debunked by study, major builders say](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UKHousebuilding-400x310.jpg)
A leading planning consultancy has claimed that ‘the myth’ that housing developers are hoarding land after gaining planning consent in order...
23 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Developers defend Help To Buy’s cost to taxpayers](/img/default/eat.png)
A new analysis claims Help To Buy has improved building volumes and has not been a drain on taxpayers. The scheme which...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Should Non-Disclosure Agreements be banned in the property industry?](/img/default/eat.png)
The controversy over the use of Non-Disclosure Agreements in the world of property resurfaced over the weekend in a BBC programme. A...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![New property redress initiative launched, chaired by Tory MP](/img/default/eat.png)
A new body which says it will “champion better outcomes for buyers” is described as independent but is to be chaired...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty Holiday? Momentum builds as law firm joins the call](/img/default/eat.png)
A property law firm is the latest to back a call for a stamp duty holiday to help kick-start the housing...
24 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla is “UK’s most comprehensive property site” with new listings](/img/default/eat.png)
Zoopla is continuing its aggressive expansion of listings and services to agents with news this morning that it has added a...
04 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![New Homes Ombudsman to be 'tested' before formally launching](/img/default/eat.png)
The government has revealed that it’s to ‘test’ the workings of the New Homes Ombudsman before the scheme formally launches. Housing Secretary...
01 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty relief for first time buyers extended by Chancellor Hammond](/img/default/eat.png)
Stamp duty relief for first time buyers of full-priced houses and apartments is to be extended to first time buyers of...
29 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Right To Buy: top agency hints at need for 'fundamental review'](/img/default/eat.png)
Savills has suggested that it may be time for a fundamental review of what’s left of the flagship policy of Margaret...
20 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Call for new-build buyers to retain 2.5% of price 'to improve quality'](/img/default/eat.png)
The consumer group HomeOnwers’ Alliance says buyers of new build homes should be able to retain 2.5 per cent of the...
01 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![Help To Buy: is the government about to scrap or modify it?](/img/default/eat.png)
The government is thought to be reviewing Help To Buy which, it is claimed, could end with the scheme being scrapped...
07 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Consumer group claims only 2% of new-build homes are snag-free](/img/default/eat.png)
The results of a survey conducted by the Home Builders Federation has been attacked by consumer group, the HomeOwners Alliance. For over...
04 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![How can estate agents secure more new build housing instructions?](/img/default/eat.png)
Lots of people buy new-build due to the perceived lack of hassle with maintenance, as they are built to the latest...
28 January 2017
From: Features
![Surprise, surprise - new-build homes are actually getting larger](/img/default/eat.png)
After years of surveys suggesting the UK’s new-build homes were getting smaller, and may even be the smallest in much of...
03 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Government's housebuilding figures are flawed, says HBF](/img/default/eat.png)
The government's most publicised measure of housebuilding excludes around a fifth of all new build completions each year, according to a...
22 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Housing must remain top of the government’s agenda](/img/default/eat.png)
With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...
16 September 2016
From: Features
![What has been the Brexit impact on the housing market so far?](/img/default/eat.png)
The morning after the EU referendum, and Westminster, Britain, Europe and the world were left in shock at the news that...
05 August 2016
From: Features
![Agent says a million homes by 2020 is 'perfectly possible'](/img/default/eat.png)
A leading land agent has criticised those doubting the government's ability to build a million new homes by 2020. Adam Hesse, land...