Government ‘falling well short’ in tackling housing crisis
Leading housing groups have warned that the Government is failing to sufficiently tackle the housing crisis, The National Housing Federation (NHF), Shelter and The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) say in their second Housing Report that the government is not delivering on five out of ten key housing indicators: affordability
Continue Reading »Report says homebuyers need more storage space
According to a new Ipsos MORI research for the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) more storage space is one of eight key concerns for consumers when choosing a home. What people need and expect from their homes, reveals how people use their home and what they deem important when
Continue Reading »New homes could halve annual bills according to the NHBC and Zero Carbon Hub
Customers could halve their bills if they move into new homes built to current regulations, according to the NHBC Foundation and Zero Carbon Hub. The two organisations have calculated the potential annual savings that could come from living in different types of energy efficient home, built to 2010 standards and
Continue Reading »Communities and Local Government Committee urges new measures for housing supply
According to the Communities and Local Government (CLG) Committee the Government must carry out a range of measures to boost finance in order to overcome the country’s housing shortage. Launching its report ‘Financing of New Housing Supply’ the committee outlined four key areas, which could combine to provide the finance
Continue Reading »Hometrack report house prices rise
Hometrack’s latest housing survey has reported that house prices in England and Wales rose 0.1% in April. Marginally down on the 0.2% rise seen in March Hometrack believes that the rises over the past two months were driven by increased demand. New buyer registrations over the past three months increased
Continue Reading »Stewart Baseley marks ground-breaking year for the housebuilding industry
Stewart Baseley, executive chairman of the Home Builders Federation has said that the events of the past year have been pivotal to the housebuilding industry. Speaking at HBF AGM today, he said that the past 12 months had been “probably the busiest I can recall since I became chairman of
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