News Archive - Aug 2007 - Buildstore

The average Briton has travelled 125 miles in order to move home, and expects to live in five properties over the course of their life, according to n...

Around 90,000 Britons will spend almost seven hours each looking for a remortgage deal next month, Abbey Mortgages has reported. The lender''s resear...

The number of empty homes in the UK has fallen due to higher demand for housing and tougher laws, it has been asserted. The Empty Homes Agency (EHA) ...

Property price growth in the UK has exceeded that found in countries such as France, Ireland and Germany over the past five years, a new report has ...

The cost of a first-time buyer mortgage has risen by ten per cent every year since 1996, research from mform.co.uk has revealed. The firm''s resear...

DIY is still a hugely popular past time in the UK despite a growing interest in new build properties, the National Home Improvement Council (NHIC) h...

House price growth rose in August but is likely to remain lower for the rest of the year due to a variety of factors, the latest Nationwide House Pric...

The Land Registry has confirmed the findings of a host of other housing indices by asserting that property price growth did indeed slowdown in Jul...

The increasing prominence of property and renovation shows on television has encouraged more people to consider redesigning their own home, which ...

The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has voiced its fears over plans to increase the number of homes set to be built in south-east England ove...

Changes to health and safety requirements for commercial house builders have put self-builders at an advantage when it comes to construction, it has...

Britons'' ideal home would be a new build property situated in the countryside, a new study shows, with a three-bedroom home the typical size of the...

The typical financial contribution made by parents to their children in order help them get onto the housing ladder have risen by more than £3,50...

An analysis of house prices in 132 rural areas of the UK has found that prices in such regions are around 14 per cent higher than prices in urban area...

Oxford''s green belt is set to be built on following controversial new plans that intend to remove areas of land from the protected area, according ...

Twenty thousand Britons are leaving London every month, figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have revealed, with house prices seemingl...

A combination of gut feeling and a fear of missing out means that the average amount of time spent looking at a property before purchase is just 17 ...

Global Action Plan has said that neighbours or small groups of homeowners should collaborate on ways to cut down on energy waste and improve the eco-f...

House price growth will fall to low single digit figures next year on the back of lower wage growth and more restrictive lending conditions, Nationwid...

First-time buyers are increasingly being forced to compromise when it comes to space and other issues so that they can afford to buy their first home,...

The west Midlands could see a significant increase in the pace of greenfield development over the next few years, putting large portions of its coun...

A new study investigating what the key features are for homebuyers looking at a property has revealed that a large kitchen is the most important fac...

Mortgage lenders'' concerns over the objectivity of information contained within Home information packs (Hips) are causing many homeowners to effect...

The cost of building a green property has been severely overestimated, a new report suggests, with many still unaware of the true effect that enviro...

Britain''s second biggest housebuilding firm has said that it is to focus more on both investing in land and environmentally friendly technologies...

Demand for Home information packs (Hips) has exceeded expectations, Simply Hip has said, citing the fact that August is typically a quiet month for sa...

House prices continued to rise in August, with a 0.6 per cent rate of growth double that found in July, but underlying trends indicate that the market...

Rumours that the government is planning to alter the Merton Rule because of the way it affects the house-building industry have been backed by the B...

The Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) has said that it is still behind the proposed planning gain supplement (PGS), affirming that it is st...

Recent rises in interest rates have not yet fully impacted on the mortgage market, it has been claimed. According to the Council of Mortgage Lend...

Gordon Brown''s plans to build three million new homes across the UK by 2020 has made investment in land a more attractive prospect, it has been cla...

The Royal Institute of British Architects (Riba) has responded to the government''s planning white paper and said it broadly supports many of the meas...

Hailsham in East Sussex has been named as the next up-and-coming development spot for the property market, according to one of Britain''s biggest ...

The Assetz House Price Watch has reported that growth in the housing market stabilised in July, with the annualised growth rate standing at 10.1 per c...

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has welcomed moves by the government designed to combat the growing problem of rogue builders. The government...

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has said that the number of new homes being built in the three months to June 2007 was down...

The British Property Foundation (BPF) has said that many discussions regarding the government''s plans to build three million new homes over the nex...

The government''s proposal to issue National Policy Statements (NPS) as part of its future house building plans must recognise the need for input from...

The number of borrowers who opted for fixed-rate deals last month reached record levels as more and more homeowners sought stability in the face of un...

A new study from propertyfinder.com has revealed that 83 per cent of property buyers and sellers in the UK expect prices to continue to rise, but at...

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has announced the results of a survey examining attitudes towards environmentally friendly building project...

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has given an award to a self-build scheme designed to help regenerate part of a West Midlands borough, it has...

Confusion has arisen once again over whether or not interest rates will rise again this year following the publication of inflation figures for July b...

English Partnerships has reaffirmed its commitment to the government''s policy of using brownfield land for housing development , saying that such ...

The number of enquiries made by new buyers in July fell at the fastest pace seen since August 2004, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Su...

The process of upgrading and renovating properties to the liking of the owner is one that could last for many years before satisfaction is finally ach...

UK authorities must accept the fact that difficult decisions will need to be taken in the fight against coastal erosion, the National Trust has said. ...

First time buyers could find themselves forced to pay £1 million for their first property in just 17 years time if house prices continue to acc...

New figures from the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) show that annual house price inflation stood at its highest level for ov...

The annual rate of price growth in the UK property market continues to run at levels seen earlier this year despite three interest rate rises since ...

Britain''s '' property culture'' means there is a continued interest in all aspects of the property market, from buy-to-let to home improvements, t...

More than three quarters of all Britons say they would be prepared to pay a premium for a property with a garden, according to new research. A stud...

Over three quarters of consumers believe that affordability for first-time buyers is at its worst ever level, but a study from GE Money Home Lending s...

The severe flooding that took place across many parts of the country last month will not prevent brownfield redevelopment work from continuing, it has...

Smaller building firms must act quickly if they are to comply with government demands for green housing, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB has sa...

The government has announced that it has secured agreements from both housebuilders and councils regarding the provision of environmentally-friendly h...

Borrowers are showing an increased interest in variable-rate deals, new research from Spicerhaart Financial Services has shown, though fixed-rate prod...

The average price of a property in the UK is expected to exceed £300,000 within the coming five years, according to new reports from the Nation...

New buyers are more likely to choose properties that are in close proximity to their place of work, with reports showing that young professionals prio...

Pressure is being placed on housebuilders in the UK to take wildlife concerns into account n order to protect the environment and ensure that natural ...

Persimmon Homes has announced that it has secured more than one and a quarter acres worth of brownfield land for development in Grantham. The firm...

The rollout of Home information packs (Hips) has begun well, with packs being delivered to estate agents in under 48 hours, according to the Associa...

A new study investigating Britons'' attitudes to environmental issues has revealed that a significant number are critical of the efforts of home deve...

Figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) showing that retail sales growth slowed in June could mean that the Bank of England opts to leave int...

This summer''s flooding and heavy rainfall has not had an unduly negative effect on the building market, the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has s...

Britons are spending thousands of pounds a year on DIY , a new survey revealed, with the pursuit ranked as one of the most popular pastimes for adult...

A report revealing that house prices are set to rise by 40 per cent to reach an average of £300,000 by 2012 means that it is crucial that governm...

According to the Council of Mortgage Lenders, over three quarters of all mortgages taken out in May were fixed-rate products– but variable mort...

Homeowners have been advised against agreeing to use builders who approach them offering to do jobs by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The F...

The average price of farmland in the UK rose by 27.3 per cent in the 12 months to June of this year, Knight Frank has reported, with price growth stan...

Home Condition Reports (HCRs) should once again be made a mandatory part of the recently-launched Home information packs (Hips), the Association of Ho...

Homeowners who make environmentally friendly upgrades to their homes should see their efforts rewarded via a rebate on their stamp duty payments and V...

Plymouth, one of the areas recently mentioned by the government as a centre for redeveloping brownfield sites, is to receive extra funding amounting t...

In a widely-expected move, interest rates have been held at 5.75 per cent, the Bank of England has announced. Attention now turns to the Bank''s long...

Despite recent studies asserting that house price growth is now slowing down, the latest house price index from Halifax has found that July saw a 0.3 ...

Communities and Local Government (CLG) has announced the introduction of a new scheme designed to encourage homeowners to make environmentally-friendl...

The Welsh Assembly is to fund a number of clean-up projects around the country aimed at providing more brownfield land for development , it has bee...

A lack of skilled tradesmen across Britain has now become apparent and could even jeopardise construction work scheduled to take place in preparation ...

Home information packs (Hips) come into force today (August 1st) but the government continues to be criticised on both the way the scheme has been imp...