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NewBuy Mortgage Scheme Could Be A 'Game Changer' for Local Homebuyers - MarketWatch (press release)


NewBuy Mortgage Scheme Could Be A 'Game Changer' for Local Homebuyers
MarketWatch (press release)
This will bring lenders, builders and Government together to offer mortgages on new-build properties with only a fraction of the deposit previously required. Where buyers could have once required in the region of GBP 40000 towards a new home, ...

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What's going on with new home sizes - is the madness finally over? - Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)


Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)
What's going on with new home sizes - is the madness finally over?
Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)
This is consistent with the forecasts of the National Association of Home Builders. (See detailed findings here.) Data from the census are also consistent in direction with those from Trulio's survey, though more subtle in the degree of change: ...

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HR takes centre stage in UK apprenticeships campaign - HRmagazine.co.uk


HR takes centre stage in UK apprenticeships campaign
HRmagazine.co.uk
The Government-backed campaign stars six apprentices in all, with others coming from Bentley, insurance brokers Bluefin, BT, builders Jelson Homes and housing association Incommunities Group Ltd. At the launch last night, ministers also announced ...

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FinSys Update: BOE Injects Additional Stg50B To Aid Recovery - MNI News


FinSys Update: BOE Injects Additional Stg50B To Aid Recovery
MNI News
* The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee Thursday increased its programme of asset purchases by Stg50 billion at its February meeting and noted indications from recent surveys that activity is picking up. At the same time, the statement said ...

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North Pickenham firm Less2Build catches the imagination of professional and ... - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press


Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
North Pickenham firm Less2Build catches the imagination of professional and ...
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
By annabelle dickson The owner of a building firm who started selling his excess stock on eBay has seen the dramatic growth of a new online business as he's caught the imagination of both amateur and professional builders looking for discounts.

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Homebuilders Get Cameron Boost With 5% Down Payments: Mortgages - Bloomberg


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Homebuilders Get Cameron Boost With 5% Down Payments: Mortgages
Bloomberg
Around 240000 new homes are needed each year to keep up with a growing population, Steve Turner, a spokesman for the Home Builders Federation, said by e-mail. That compares with 127780 built in England in 2010. Prime Minister David Cameron's coalition ...

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2011 was better, but with no larger projects, builders ponder export markets - Baltic Times


Baltic Times
2011 was better, but with no larger projects, builders ponder export markets
Baltic Times
And many builders have just left the country for Norway and the UK,” says Adakras Sestakauskas, president of Lithuania's Builder Association (LBA). With feeble signs of recovery glimmering, he says some construction companies struggle to find skilled ...


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Saving Lives Before Saving Costs - Pollstar (blog)


Saving Lives Before Saving Costs
Pollstar (blog)
Outdoor events would be safer if organisers paid more attention to saving lives and less attention to saving money, according to a conference run by the UK's Association of Independent Festivals. It was the recurring theme of the one-dayer at London's ...


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When will the long slump in house sales end? - BBC News


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When will the long slump in house sales end?
BBC News
Steve Turner of the Home Builders Federation (HBF) says the downturn in sales has severely depressed demand for new home building, with house builders cutting back their activities considerably. "The number of people employed has probably dropped about ...


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London Home Shortage Set to Get Worse - Wall Street Journal


Wall Street Journal
London Home Shortage Set to Get Worse
Wall Street Journal
Together with international demand for property in the city—prompted by its safe-haven status outside the euro zone and the weakness of sterling—this will stop house prices from falling as they have in much of the rest of England, industry ...

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