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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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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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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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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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Bellway cautious on resilience of UK house market - Reuters


Bellway cautious on resilience of UK house market
Reuters
Bellway said the rapid rates of margin growth had been driven by its focus on the typically more profitable market for family homes and by a string of relatively cheap land buys since the onset of the financial crisis in 2008. UK housebuilders have ...

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Dorset fire chief calls for sprinklers as standard - BBC News


BBC News
Dorset fire chief calls for sprinklers as standard
BBC News
At the time developers criticised the move saying it would make new building developments less viable. Steve Morgan, chairman and founder of Redrow Homes, one of the UK's biggest developers, estimated the cost of installing a sprinkler in a three-bed ...

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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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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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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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