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CML approves government’s plan for first-time buyers

The government’s draft legislative agenda of plans to provide more help for first-time buyers, in particular the widening of access to shared equity schemes, has been welcomed by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).
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Repossession court orders on the up

The number of court orders for repossessions within England and Wales in Q1 2008 rose by 9% compared to the final quarter of last year, and 17% higher than over the same period in 2007, according to figures released by The Ministry of Justice (MoJ).
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Posted by
Roma Patel
in Bernard Clarke, Council of Mortgage Lenders, David Stubbs, Home Page, News, The Ministry of Justice, The Royal Institution of Charted Surveyors on Fri 16 May 2008

Major regeneration planned for East of England

The East of England is to undergo massive regeneration over the next two decades, which will include the delivery of hundreds of thousands of new homes and jobs while also improving the infrastructure of the region.
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Posted by
Marc Da-Silva
in Home Page, News, Parmjit Dhanda, Regional Spatial Strategy on Fri 16 May 2008

Number of new homes fall by a quarter

There was an abrupt fall in the volume of new housing starts in Q1 2008, compared to the same period in 2007, according to the government.
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Posted by
Marc Da-Silva
in Gordon Brown, Home Builders Federation (HBF), Home Page, News, Stewart Baseley on Fri 16 May 2008

Homeowners will foot the eco bill, says new report

Over half of homeowners are willing to pay a premium for an eco-home, says a new report out by Knight Frank.
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Posted by
Marc Da-Silva
in Home Page, Knight Frank, Liam Bailey, National House Building Council (NHBC), News, Savills on Thu 15 May 2008

Small site zero-carbon exemption is just another tax, says industry

Exempting smaller housebuilders from building properties to meet Level Six of the Code for Sustainable Homes in favour of paying a levy to reduce carbon emissions in existing buildings is unworkable, says Norwich-based builder Ron Williamson Properties.
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Posted by
Marc Da-Silva
in Home Page, News, Ron Beattie, Ron Williamson Properties on Thu 15 May 2008
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