News Archive - May 2008 - Buildstore

Housing minister Caroline Flint has revealed that she fears house prices will fall by between five and ten per cent this year "at best". Th...

The consumer prices index (CPI) rate of inflation has reached three per cent, official figures have revealed. Food and fuel costs were the main reaso...

The amount of mortgage lending taking place for house purchases fell again in March, it has been revealed. Figures from the Council of Mortgage L...

The self build industry has a part to play in helping to make a success of the new housing blueprint for the East of England, and Country Planning ...

New figures have indicated that the number of repossessions is not only rising but that the risk of more occurring is growing. In the Warwickshire to...

Friends of the Earth Scotland has criticised a proposal that it believes could hold back the development of microrenewable technology in urban areas...

A new survey has found that, contrary top perceived wisdom, the majority of Britons do not wish to see house prices rising. The BBC poll discovered t...

The number of homes costing a million pounds or more rose by over a third last year, according to newly compiled figures from Halifax. Such transacti...

In news which could give those looking to self build their way onto the property ladder some new ideas about materials , a home built using straw...

The prospects of one of the shortlisted eco town candidate sites finding itself among the ten finally chosen appear to have received a serious setback...

The number of repossessions is increasing, new figures show . Mortgage possession claims rose to 38,688 in the first quarter of 2008 compared with...

Further evidence that UK house prices are falling has emerged today with the publication of the April house price index by the Financial Times. Compi...

Self build eco homes are not only cheaper to build but are increasingly attracting finance from banks keen to encourage green building, it has bee...

Those hoping for a cut in mortgage interest rates were disappointed today as the Bank of England''s monetary policy committee (MPC) revealed it had ...

Consumers are likely to regard a home with energy-efficient plumbing as more desirable than one without, it has been suggested. Senior technical engi...

Data revealed under the Freedom of Information act has found that over 7,500 new homes in the north-east of England alone are proposed to be built on ...

The value of renovation has been highlighted by an offer of grants to homeowners to help them improve their properties. People living in older home...

It has been reported that those looking to self build their way onto the housing ladder can do so for just £11,000. Furniture store Argos is s...

The possibility that a tree may cause damage to a house is something that can only be established by expert investigation, it has been advised. Marga...

There will be no return to 100 per cent loan-to-value mortgage deals once the credit crunch is over, it has been predicted. Nationwide chief execut...

An economist has warned that the current risk of inflation means the Bank of England''s monetary policy committee would be wiser not to cut the base r...

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has called on the government to do more to bring empty homes back into use. FMB director of external affairs ...

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has suggested that planning controls should be changed so that every town should be able to have new building ...

A change in government policy towards the building of new homes in the north-west of England has caused concern among a body representing councils in ...

Halifax has revealed that the price of homes fell in April on both a monthly and an annual basis. Figures from the bank show that last month there ...

Those hoping for a cut in interest rates that could potentially bring down the cost of mortgages will be left disappointed next week, economists have ...

Homeowners planning to renovate their home to boost its market value amid falling house prices can do so with a loft conversion, it has been suggested...

A poll about housing in London on the eve of the mayoral election has found that 71 per cent do not think whoever wins will have been able to make a m...

A proposal to amend the energy bill to encourage homeowners to renovate their properties with the installation of green electricity generation devices...

People in Britain prefer to own their own homes and there is no chance of a culture change that will see renting being favoured instead, it has been s...