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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)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Feb 09, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- 2012 will see creditworthy homebuyers in and across the country offered the best chance since the start of the credit crunch to buy a new home without a hefty deposit.

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Bellway cautious on resilience of UK house market - Reuters


Bellway cautious on resilience of UK house market
Reuters
Peel Hunt said it believed the British housebuilding sector as a whole was over valued and put fair value for Bellway shares at 615 pence, retaining a "hold" recommendation on the stock. Bellway, which is Britain's fourth largest house builder by ...

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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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Cloud Over Builders may have Silver Lining for Landlords - Property118


Cloud Over Builders may have Silver Lining for Landlords
Property118
Although difficulties in sourcing mortgages are holding back home buyers, in the long term more homes need building to meet demand. The UK needs 220000 new homes every year – and less than half that number were built last year, according to the ...

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New levy will scare off home builders - Mortgage Strategy


Mortgage Strategy
New levy will scare off home builders
Mortgage Strategy
As the patient was coming round, housing has been hit by a long-planned initiative called the Community Infrastructure Levy, the effects of which have only just begun to hit home. The CIL is a charge that local authorities in England and Wales can make ...

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All eyes on London as developers view the capital to boost property sales - Property Community


All eyes on London as developers view the capital to boost property sales
Property Community
by Ray Clancy on February 8, 2012 House builders and contractors who are traditionally focussed on the UK residential market have switched their focus towards London in order to take advantage of the international interest in the city's property market ...

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Taxman sets 'new technology' on tradesmen, eBay sellers and even Avon ladies ... - This is Money


Taxman sets 'new technology' on tradesmen, eBay sellers and even Avon ladies ...
This is Money
By Lee Boyce Everyone from Avon ladies to those holding Ann Summers or 'Jamie at Home' parties have been warned to get their finances in order ahead of a planned crackdown by the UK tax authority. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has used new technology to ...

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MK is most desirable for commuters - Milton Keynes Today


Milton Keynes Today
MK is most desirable for commuters
Milton Keynes Today
A new survey shows Milton Keynes to be one of the UK's most desirable locations for commuting to London as property buyers enjoy house prices which are 25 per cent lower than the average in competing commuter destinations as well as speedy journey ...


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FTB figures show remarkable resilience - Mortgage Strategy


Mortgage Strategy
FTB figures show remarkable resilience
Mortgage Strategy
The decision is great news for first-time buyers and it will give hope to home movers previously unable to access mortgage funding for new-build houses. We're working with more than 390 developers and house builders across the UK and believe that ...

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Green Philosophy - review - Evening Standard


Green Philosophy - review
Evening Standard
The threat comes from giant supermarkets, housebuilders and road builders. Scruton implicitly argues that these are not the "real" free market - but that's a stance no more sensible than the Trotskyist plea that the Soviet bloc wasn't "real" communism.


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