News Archive - Aug 2008 - Buildstore

Renters are more susceptible to repossession than homeowners, according to housing and homelessness charity Shelter. Citing figures from the Council ...

Despite the pessimism in the housebuilding sector the number of self build projects has remained steady, according to an industry expert. The Sco...

A new event for self builders or those considering self build will take place in October. Self Build Saturday will be held on October 25th in Lea...

South Lakeland will be the home of Cumbria Green Build Fortnight, it has been reported. The two-week event focuses on renewable energy, sustainable b...

Britain''s Bovis Homes Group saw its profits crash 84 per cent during the first half of the year, it has announced. Pre-tax earnings for Bovis fell f...

Budding builders with a spare £1.5 million in their pocket can bid for Scotland''s most expensive single plot of land , according to the Heral...

Recent speculation about the possible freezing of stamp duty has caused considerable anxiety in the housing market, according to an industry expert....

Anyone short of space on a self build project should consider underfloor heating, it has been reported. Bruce Allen, chief executive of official bo...

A new plan to build affordable homes in a Norfolk village has run into opposition from the local parish council. The parish council at Kenninghall ne...

In news that may interest those pondering whether to try to save money with a self build project or try to take out a mortgage to buy a home, it h...

Implementing a stamp duty holiday for first-time buyers would be impossible to do, it has been suggested. Speculation has been rife that the governme...

Baby boomers downsizing from large and expensive homes are helping to push up the price of seafront and waterside property higher and further than o...

The UK mortgage market may still have another two years of being constrained, it has been suggested. Simon Preston, chairman of online change of ad...

Those renovating their homes could not only save large amounts of money on energy efficiency devices but also do a lot of good for the environment, a ...

The difficulties faced by some who are planning to take on mortgages has been revealed by a new survey. GE Money Home Lending has found that in the l...

Those planning on moving home soon may wish to consider their options after the chances of an imminent base rate cut were dismissed by an economist. ...

The installation of wetrooms is becoming a popular choice for those who are planning to renovate their home but do not have a large amount of space, i...

A new trend has been observed where home movers are tending to rent out their own homes rather than selling them, before renting a house themselves in...

The minutes of this month''s meeting of the Bank of England''s monetary policy committee (MPC) may indicate that its members have entrenched their pos...

An estate agent in Henley has expressed scepticism that the government will do anything to lower the stamp duty burden. Paul Dalton from Dalton''s e...

A consultation considering efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of the current housing stock has started. Over the next two weeks, the UK Green Bui...

A new housing development is offering would-be homeowners the chance to self build their new home. Those who are keen to stamp their own identity...

The credit crunch is doing nothing to end the boom in seafront property prices, it has been stated. Andy Smith, managing director of London-based1...

Government plans to build ten eco towns are facing new problems as ministers are reportedly having to put back the announcement of the final shortlist...

The Bank of England''s monetary policy committee (MPC) should cut the base rate urgently, a new report has urged. A reduction in the rate has been ca...

Large parts of the east and south coasts of Britain are under such a threat from coastal erosion they should be abandoned, the new Environment Agency ...

A recent fall in the cost of homes in the home counties has led to an increasing number of Londoners opting to live there rather than face the higher ...

Criticism of home information packs (Hips) by the Conservatives has continued as the party urges the government to scrap the controversial packs. The...

The campaign against an eco town in the east Midlands has gained momentum with a fundraising event adding hundreds of pounds to a war chest aimed at f...

Home owners are doing more to renovate their properties in the credit crunch, it has been stated. Jason Orme, editor of self build publication Home...

Some new build bargains may not be all they seem, a developer has said. Mark Ryder, the chief executive of property development firm Isis, told th...

Those hoping to move house to ensure their children get into good schools are likely to face much higher prices, a report has stated. The joint study...

Those who are planning to self build a bungalow may have been provided with the ideal blueprint on how to make such a dwelling as green as possible....

A report written by three London-based academics criticising attempts to regenerate northern cities such as Sunderland and Liverpool has been met with...

Conservative MP David Davis has added his voice to calls for the government to suspend home information packs (Hips), which he said has contributed to...

Homeowners could be making extra money out of their property by making a few simple renovations, it has been suggested. According to Abbey Mortgage...

Those considering the self build of their homes may consider seeking a plot in a location at low risk of lightning strikes. The damage electrical...

While many looking to get on the housing ladder elsewhere in Britain may hope for house prices to continue to fall in order to be more affordable, tho...

Torbay council has announced a public consultation exercise to investigate how it may meet an elevated target for new home building. The government''...

There has been a new call for the suspension of home information packs (Hips). Conservative parliamentary prospective candidate for Penistone and Sto...

New figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) have revealed that the level of UK mortgage lending fell in June. The number of mortgages ...

The Office for National Statistics has revealed that the consumer prices index (CPI) rate of inflation has jumped again, rising to its highest figure...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) has reported the lowest monthly figure of transactions per surveyor ever. Rics said that in July ...

The Existing Homes Alliance, a coalition of bodies from government agencies to businesses, housing organisations and green groups, has said a range of...

Homeowners have suggested that the housing gloom seen this year will be present in 2009 as well. A poll by online property firm Simplyzigzag.com sh...

A major estate agency has predicted that over the next few years the country will see large regional variations in house prices. Liam Bailey, a spoke...

New figures have shown that the number of repossessions and mortgages in arrears of more than three months are on the rise. The Council of Mortgage...

The government''s home information pack (Hips) scheme has caused a lot of problems at a difficult time for the housing market, it has been stated. Ja...

Stories that the government has decided to introduce a stamp duty holiday for buyers are "simply wrong" and "based on speculation"...

Any hopes those wanting to see mortgage rates lowered had of the Bank of England''s monetary policy committee (MPC) cutting interest rates were dash...

Many homeowners are keen to own an allotment, a new poll has revealed. Conducted by FindaProperty.com, the survey showed that 61 per cent feel an all...

The admission this week by chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling that he is considering possible measures to help the housing market has create...

Britain''s biggest mortgage lender Halifax has revealed a new fall in house prices. The lender has said prices in July dropped by 1.7 per cent, tak...

It is not impossible that the Bank of England''s monetary policy committee (MPC) could raise the base rate today, it has been stated. Howard Archer o...

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has urged the Bank of England''s monetary policy committee (MPC) to cut the base rate tomorrow. NA...

Those looking to live in a greener home will find it far cheaper to fit a heat pump on a new home, it has been stated. Andrew Leech, editor of 4ecoti...

House prices can be negatively affected by the proximity of wind turbines, a judge has ruled. The news emerged following Yourmaidstone''s report of t...

Not knowing how the Bank of England''s monetary policy committee (MPC) will move on interest rate policy in the coming months is causing many homeowne...

Those thinking of having a wooden chalet built in their garden to enable their grown-up children to have their own place to live should make sure they...

A new doubt over a proposed eco town has emerged after a local councillor said plans to build a plant that would convert waste into energy were a non-...

A poll of economists has found a unanimous verdict that the Bank of England''s monetary policy committee (MPC) will not cut the base rate this week. ...

Those planning on making renovations to their home are in good company, new research has shown. Lloyds TSB has found that a large number of household...

The creation of ''kids'' digs'' - wooden chalets that can be constructed in the garden as a place for grown-up children to live in - has been hailed a...

A lack of new homes will lead to a big surge in house prices once the market recovers, it has been forecast. The Centre for Economic and Business Res...

The Bank of England''s monetary policy committee (MPC) could be set to raise interest rates this week, it has been predicted. Such a move, made in re...

Falling house prices may not be such a bad thing, it has been suggested. In a Daily Telegraph article, Capital Economics managing director Roger Boot...

A referendum on a proposed eco town near Doncaster has come in for criticism from its proposers British Coal and housing minister Caroline Flint after...

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has launched a new attack on home information packs (Hips) on the first anniversary of their introd...

The decline in property prices is varied across the country, with some areas seeing house prices falling more than others, the National Association ...

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has called on the government to invest heavily in a major programme of improving home energy efficiency. It ...