News Archive - Jun 2008 - Buildstore

The Bank of England has revealed that last month saw a further fall in mortgage lending for house purchases. In its latest statistical release, the...

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has argued that renovating existing homes is a better idea than building eco towns. Speaking out against the ...

The campaign to get the rate of VAT levied on renovation work reduced has been given the backing of the European Commission. Welcoming news that th...

The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has issued a statement criticising the government''s plans to create ten new eco towns and has called for...

The practice of renovating one''s home is growing rapidly in popularity as a result of the credit crunch, it has been stated. Research by lender GE M...

The prospect of interest rates falling in the near future may have been dealt a further blow this week as Bank of England governor Mervyn King told me...

The liquidity situation is the prime difficulty facing the housing market at present, surveyor firm Connells has said. Managing Director Ross Bowen m...

A new development of 2,500 homes in Colchester may be under threat due to its location in the vicinity of a significant archaeological find. Builde...

Housing minister Caroline Flint has dismissed speculation her visit to a proposed Norfolk eco-town site signaled confirmation building will go ahead...

Upgrading properties to include better insulation is the best way to save money and the environment, experts have advised. The Independent claims ins...

The future of a shortlisted eco-town proposal looks uncertain this week as campaigners against the build began a legal challenge. The Better Accessib...

Proposed reforms to the UK''s planning system have been approved by MPs this week, potentially speeding up applications for a range of developments, w...

Many homeowners are attempting to higher the price of their properties before putting them on the market, it has been claimed. Alliance & Leicest...

People constructing their own homes ought to ensure that they pick a good plot close to water, it has been claimed. According to the Sunday Mirror,...

Parts of the UK are still vulnerable to flooding and defences must be improved, it has been suggested this week. The Institution of Civil Engineers (...

Additions to homes such as tennis courts and swimming pools can help to sell them, but the position of these houses is likely to be more important, it...

The cost of mortgages has now risen to the point where the average fixed-rate deal has an interest rate of over seven per cent. Finance website Mon...

Mortgage lending in the UK took a further dip in May, new figures have indicated. The British Bankers'' Association (BBA) revealed that the rise in...

The only proposed eco town in the south-west of England is facing pressure to improve its blueprint if it is to have a chance of making the final ten ...

Recent statistics showing a major fall in the number of housebuying transactions taking place in the UK have been closely matched by new figures showi...

In news which may interest those thinking of self building an eco home, a new residential building is being constructed in York that requires no conve...

Those looking to self build their homes can now do so in an eco-friendly way thanks to a new device which its makers say will "open a new chapt...

Housing minister Caroline Flint has threatened to pull the plug on any eco town proposals that fail to meet the "highest possible standards for s...

In news which may interest those looking to self build or renovate a home to make it as eco friendly as possible, a second edition of a guide to suc...

A new website and helpline will be set up to advise property owners on practical measures they can take in order to prevent serious flood damage, th...

The popularity of Kent as a place to live is likely to continue growing, it has been predicted. Aprey Homes noted that Royal Mail research has shown ...

Newly built homes are defying the rest of the property market by increasing in price, a new survey has indicated. In its latest monthly New Homes a...

Those wanting to live in new and eco-friendly homes with features that will help save energy could not pick a better time than now, it has been sugges...

A survey of first-time buyers has revealed that the home type of choice for most of them is a new build property . The study by new home firm SmartN...

Mortgage lending volumes are back on a downward trend, new figures have indicated. Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) statistics showed that after...

Those thinking of using the self build method to construct their own eco homes or carry out green renovations may pick up some new ideas from the di...

UK house prices will not only decline from their 2007 peak levels, but take four years to rise above that figure, it has been predicted. The poll of ...

A poll has shown that most of the British public believe insufficient action is being taken to protect homes from repeats of the flooding that struck ...

It is difficult to tell what the correct policy for the Bank of England''s monetary policy committee (MPC) will need to be in the months ahead, govern...

Those planning to renovate their homes to make them more eco-friendly could have a new reason to do so if the Conservatives win the next election. Pa...

The end of the housing boom and the onset of the credit crunch have seen the total value of UK homes decline by £300 billion, it has been suggest...

Bank of England governor Mervyn King will be obliged to write an open letter to the chancellor of the exchequer explaining the policy approach of the ...

A call for home information packs to no longer be mandatory has met with a cool response from a body that represents those who sell the packs. The Ca...

The number of homes being built is at a post-war low, the Construction Products Association (CPA) has revealed today. Based on forecasts by the body,...

Those who renovate their homes can add value to them to counteract any drops in the market and now is a good time to undertake such work, it has been ...

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has forecast in its latest report on the UK economy that the Bank of England''s monetary policy committe...

The number of new homes being built in Britain is on course to continue falling, the House Builders Association has said. Roger Humber, the organisat...

The east Midlands region has been forecast to be the highest region in Britain for population growth over the decade from 2006 to 2016. A projection ...

The majority of a group of economists has said the next Bank of England base rate move will be to cut rates rather than raise them, but predicted this...

Those self building or renovating a home may benefit from the development of a garden to add to its value, a home builder has suggested. Gleeson ...

Those looking to buy or rent a house in the Herefordshire town of Ledbury face bigger hurdles than anywhere else in the county, it has been revealed. ...

Those hoping to live in an eco home in the Selby area of West Yorkshire may have a new reason to consider self build as a way of achieving this afte...

Halifax, one of Britain''s biggest mortgage lenders, is planning to announce changes to the prices of several of its products today, it has been rep...

Some new homes which are supplied by green electricity could find that their building cost increases by up to 30 per cent, it has been claimed. Exper...

Those looking to self build their own eco homes may be inspired by the new innovations which are part of a project in Milton Keynes. A development...

New research has found that millions of householders are looking to renovate their homes over the course of the next year. The survey by Abbey Mortga...

Concrete can play a major part in sustainable and environmentally-friendly construction, the British Cement Association has commented. In a statement...

The UK mortgage market will soon start to ease as liquidity improves, it has been predicted. Peter O'' Donovan, head of mortgages at brokerage Best...

The proposed eco town at Ford in West Sussex has come under renewed pressure after a TV celebrity joined a march against it. Presenter Ben Fogle, who...

The latest inflation-related statistics have sparked fears of a hike in interest rates as the Bank of England faces increasing inflation. Factory gat...

A property expert has said that homes close to good public transport links in Manchester may gain in value due to the enhancement of such links and ...

The level of house prices is still falling, new figures from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) have revealed. Rics statistics for t...

Housing minister Caroline Flint has defended the government''s eco town plans in an article written for a regional newspaper. Writing for the Yorkshi...

The credit crunch will cause many people in Scotland to "do the safe thing - which is nothing", in the property market while the credit cr...

A show which will help those engaged in the self build or renovation of their homes is to be held in the Berkshire town of Newbury later this mo...

Bank of England chief economist Charles Bean is set to be appointed to the role of deputy governor with responsibility for monetary policy this week, ...

A conference in Scotland is to investigate ways of achieving the government''s aim of making all new homes in Britain carbon neutral by 2016. The fut...

The managing director of a company specialising in new homes has called for stamp duty to be axed for first-time buyers. David Bexon of SmartNewHomes...

The government has announced it is delaying its planning bill amid suggestions that it could be facing a revolt from Labour backbenchers. It has put ...

Those who take on unusual non-residential buildings and renovate them to become homes will find that this attracts a price premium if and when they ar...

An action group based in East Yorkshire has put in a bid to redevelop a near-derelict set of homes rather than demolish them. Goole Action Group (Gag...

Britain''s house prices fell again last month, new figures have revealed. The Halifax House Price Index for May has revealed that last month saw a 2....

Altruistic landowners are often willing to sell plots of land for building at discount prices if the result will be more affordable homes, new resea...

The Bank of England''s monetary policy committee (MPC) has voted to hold the base rate at five per cent. At noon today the body said there would be n...

Figures from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) have shown that anyone considering a self build is in good company. Statistics from the FMB fo...

A resident of a rural Welsh area has suggested that locals form together into self build co-operatives to constrict their own homes in order to get ...

An illegal investment land scheme which prompted people to pay money into a fund for land that was never subjected to planning permission should b...

A large proportion of young working households are unable to buy homes because of affordability constraints, a new report has found. The study carrie...

The south-east of England has been described as having a superior quality of life to other parts of the country. Charlie Snell, director of estate ag...

The government has come under pressure to axe its commitment to making all new homes zero carbon by 2016. Describing the plan as "deluded",...

Opponents of eco towns have been signing a petition against the proposals on the Downing Street Website in their thousands, it has been revealed. The...

Those aged under 25 are the worst affected of the millions who now feel unable to move home due to the current state of the housing market, a survey h...

The number of mortgage approvals for house purchases was down again in April, new figures have shown. Bank of England figures for lending to indivi...

The problem of the task of affordable new homes in Britain could be set to get worse due to the shortfall in the number of homes being built, the Home...