News Archive - Feb 2008 - Buildstore

The Home Builders Federation (HBF) has admitted that the targets that the government has set for the building of new homes may not be met. HBF direc...

New figures released by Buildstore indicate that the East of England is the best part of the country in which to look for plots of land for self bu...

Self build and renovation specialist Buildstore has issued a reminder that since January 1st this year those renovating their homes have been able...

Those hoping for another interest rate reduction next month that could lead to a fall in the cost of mortgage repayments will be disappointed, a gro...

The recent slowdown reported in the UK construction industry is good news for those looking to undertake the self build of their own home, Buildst...

Buildstore has announced that its National Self Build and Renovation Centre in Swindon is to repeat last year''s show for those keen to build th...

The National Self Build and Renovation Centre has announced that there will be a series of events throughout this year to highlight the benefits o...

The cost of buying a new home in London has soared in the last three months of 2007, new figures have shown. Despite the average cost of a residence...

People of all ages have the same wishes and desires for housing, it has been asserted. Speaking at a the recent Retirement Housing Conference, Mark ...

Self build firm Buildstore has announced it is to relaunch its plot finder database, which offers subscribers information on where they can find ...

The National Self Build and Renovation Centre in Swindon is to put on its own show in the spring to encourage householders to do more to renovat...

Swindon borough council has joined in a project with Buildstore which has seen it release land for the specific purpose of allowing people to self ...

Bank of England deputy governor Rachel Lomax has said the monetary policy committee (MPC) faces difficult decisions over interest rate policy. In a ...

A new survey has revealed that confidence in buying homes in the UK low at present. CreditExpert revealed in its latest Personal Credit Index that 9...

Self build company Buildstore has welcomed the announcement of the government''s new planning reform bill, which will provide more relaxed planning ...

The UK national Self Build and Renovation Centre celebrated a year since it opened on January 29th. Buildstore, the company behind the centre, h...

An expert on green building has warned that many new homes may be badly built because of an over-obsession with meeting sustainable homes ratings targ...

The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has acknowledged that some building of new homes over the next 20 years will take place in rural areas. ...

January saw remortgaging activity in the UK reach a record high, with 49 per cent of all approvals related to remortgages. This is according to the l...

The challenges presented by an ageing population highlight the importance of planning ahead, according to one industry commentator. Gideon Amos, ch...

Consumers should not rely solely on the new Trading Standards specialist task force to protect them against fraudsters and rogue traders, it has been ...

Savvy consumers could buck the trend of a slowing housing market in the UK by opting for self building, it has been suggested. Self build and reno...

The methods used by retailers to bring shoppers back to the stores in January may reduce the prospects of mortgage interest rates being reduced, it ...

House prices in London are so high they have even shocked a highly-paid Premiership footballer, it has been reported. Jonathan Woodgate has expressed...

The availability of 100 per cent plus mortgages in the UK market is dwindling, following the news that four more lenders have abandoned their 125 per ...

A professor from the London School of Economics has warned that the UK is in the habit of building the smallest new homes in Europe as it struggles to...

Measures which make homes more energy efficient should be exempt from VAT, the National Association of Estate Agents has said. In its list of prop...

A new study has found that the Labour government has raked in over £30 billion in stamp duty since it came into power in 1997. The research by f...

A spokesperson for the government department which has responsibility for encouraging homeowners to install microgeneration devices at home - such as ...

House prices in the south-west region have been driven up by an increasing number of people wanting to live or holiday there, an estate agent from the...

The Bank of England voted by eight to one for a rate cut of 0.25 per cent this month, it was revealed today. Minutes of the monetary policy committee...

A new home designed to resist floods has been commended by experts, it has been reported. The Salt House in Essex has been given the thumbs up by exp...

Those hoping to live in eco-friendly homes in North Yorkshire may have to go down the self build route to fulfil their dream after two plans for an ...

Despite yesterday''s news from property website Rightmove that house prices only rose by 0.9 per cent in London in the last three months compared wi...

In a move which may see changes to housing regulations, the government has announced that its climate change bill will include provisions for periodic...

Stamp duty has come second in a poll of the taxes people despise the most, it has been revealed. A survey by Co-operative Financial Services found th...

An independent financial advisory firm has stated there are no tax consequences for parents who give help to their children to pay for their first hom...

Most householders would be willing to implement changes to their homes to make them more environmentally friendly if the government made more incentiv...

The supply of new build homes is falling and will lead to a scarcity of affordable new accommodation this year, it has been claimed. CB Richard Ellis...

The average asking price for a house in the UK has increased this month, a new survey has found. Property website Rightmove revealed that the figur...

The boom in Scottish house prices is ending, according to new statistics. Figures from Lloyds TSB Scotland show that the country has endured a rare...

A new poll has revealed a downgraded expectation for interest rate cuts in the UK during the coming months, which may limit the increase in the afford...

A new survey has shown that most people would not want to live on a house built on a site prone to flooding. Insurance company esure has said tha...

The level of housebuilding in the UK has hit a four-year low, it has been revealed. Figures from the Department for Communities and Local Government ...

Plans for new eco-homes in a number of locations around the country have come under threat from opponents of the schemes. A plan to build one of the ...

Insurers have warned that many new housing developments are taking place in areas where there is a high flood risk. The Association of British Insure...

The Conservatives have called for the government to raise the threshold for stamp duty payable by first-time buyers in next month''s budget. Shadow h...

The Bank of England has said its scope for base rate cuts is limited as it released its quarterly inflation report today. In its publication of data ...

New research has suggested it is currently £55,000 cheaper on average to self build a three-bedroom home than it is to buy one. A study by pr...

New figures have shown that the number of owner-occupied homes in England fell by 83,000 in 2007, the largest decrease on record. This fall, based o...

Just six households in the whole of Britain have gained from a new stamp duty rebate, it has been revealed. The scheme, which would allow houses to b...

Shadow chief secretary to the Treasury Philip Hammond has said the recent interest rate cuts have made no difference to many mortgage borrowers as l...

New government figures have revealed that inflation has increased. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) published data today showing that the con...

House price inflation is still higher for first-time buyers, new figures have revealed. The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) fi...

The Prince of Wales has run into criticism over his new eco-home plan after critics suggested it might fail to be carbon neutral. Known for his envir...

A provision in the Code for Sustainable Homes could lead to new properties being less eco-friendly than existing homes, a housing body has warned. Th...

A new survey of house prices in the UK has shown a fresh fall. The Chesterton Poll of Polls, which compares the various different house price surveys...

A group of four families in the Lake District has got together to use the self build method as a way of overcoming the local shortage of affordable ...

Those with mortgages face an increased risk of losing their homes to repossession this year, an economist has warned. Simon Rubinsohn, senior economi...

Those looking to self build an eco-home to high environmental standards should find the answers in Wales, it has been claimed. Rhyl-based Anwyl Con...

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has said that many of those with standard variable rate (SVR) mortgages will find they do not have the full be...

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has said that flat packs homes offer a number of new advantages for those looking to build new houses. Direct...

The Bank of England will not cut interest rates rapidly in the manner of the US Federal Reserve, an economist has predicted. Speaking ahead of the an...

The Bank of England monetary policy committee (MPC) has announced that it has decided to trim the base rate by 0.25 per cent from 5.5 per cent to 5.25...

The National Farmer''s Union (NFU) has issued a new call for more affordable housing in Wales. NFU Cymru president Dai Davies said rural areas needed...

A new report has stated that the emergence of buy-to-let has led to an increase in the price of owner-occupied homes. The study, by the National Hous...

The Home Builders Federation (HBF) has said new build houses have many advantages over older buildings and criticism of them in some sections of the m...

An economist has predicted that the Bank of England base rate will fall as low as four per cent next year, a move which could make borrowing to buy l...

A house building firm has warned that the levying of stamp duty at its present threshold of £125,000 means the majority of first-time buyers face...

Prime minister Gordon Brown has been challenged to "follow through" on his pledge to create more affordable homes for those trying to get on...

New figures from Halifax indicate that house prices were unchanged in January, news which may interest those planning to self build their own homes....

The government has announced extra cash to help protect areas that are potentially at risk from flooding. Environment secretary Hilary Benn said yest...

House prices outside the south-east have been closing the price gap over the past decade, Halifax has said. The bank''s survey of house prices by cou...

A survey of long-term house price inflation trends in leading industrialised nations has revealed that the UK has seen the highest rate of price growt...

A poll of economists has produced further evidence of an almost universal expectation that the Bank of England will cut interest rates by 0.25 per cen...

Protests have been staged in Warwickshire by local residents opposed to the building of a new eco-town near Stratford-on-Avon. Many living in local ...

The Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) has called for more eco-building and eco-towns to deal with future climate change challenges. Launch...

The government''s Thames Gateway plan may experience some problems with brownfield site building, the Construction Centre UK has warned. In its com...

A coalition of industry stakeholders has urged chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling to reduce the rate of VAT levied on building and repair ...

An Adfero poll of economists has seen all seven experts quizzed tipping the Bank of England monetary policy committee to announce a reduction in the b...