News Archive - May 2008 - Buildstore

Two bodies involved in the home-buying industry have acknowledged the market is in a rough patch following the publication this week of Nationwide''...

Three regions in England and Wales have now seen house prices fall over the last 12 months, new figures have indicated. Land Registry house price s...

A poll of experts carried out ahead of next week''s meeting of the Bank of England''s monetary policy committee (MPC) has unanimously agreed that ther...

The Technology Strategy Board, a body concerned with developing new materials for eco-friendly housebuilding, has said it is to invest a total of &#...

A proposal to build new homes on a greenbelt site in Cumbria are facing strong opposition, it has been reported. Over 100 locals have registered t...

A plan to ensure homes in the UK are carbon neutral by 2016 through developers having to engage clean energy companies could be subject to a legal ...

The idea that renovating a home to make it greener is prohibitively expensive needs to be challenged and dispelled, an expert on ecological issues has...

A representative of the Home Builder ''s Federation (HBF) has acknowledged that there is a large-scale demand for self build in the UK. The HBF sp...

The latest figures from Nationwide have revealed that house pieces fell by 2.5 per cent in May. On an annual basis the average price is now 4.4 per c...

New eco homes with an older look that may provide a template for self build enthusiasts have been unveiled. Two homes consisting of one building di...

Those considering the self build of their own homes may consider the benefits of doing so by the sea. While buying and building on a plot of lan...

Housing minister Caroline Flint is to attend a conference on the issue of affordable housing next month, it has been announced. The Chartered Institu...

High street bank Abbey is poised to raise mortgage rates again, it has been reported. The Times has claimed that the bank is to increase its fixed-...

The National Home Improvement Council (NHIC) has warned homeowners that tampering with boilers could lead to "really big problems". Andrew ...

Between 2002 and 2007, house prices in seaside towns increased by 78 per cent, according to new research. Halifax analysed data from the Land Regis...

Despite April increases, overall figures for mortgage lending remain down on 2007, according to a new report. The British Bankers'' Association (BB...

DIY is becoming an increasingly popular pastime with UK homeowners, with more people carrying out work on their homes themselves than in the past. ...

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has added to the mounting criticism towards government proposals for a number of new eco-towns. Lord Rogers r...

Homeowners hoping to make a profit when they sell should not underestimate the importance of their garden, an expert has advised. Lucy Hall, deputy e...

Mortgage shortages are halting development on new homes, a construction expert has claimed. Recent years have seen a surge in new property buil...

There are so few apprenticeships available in the construction industry that the government must address the situation, it has been suggested. The ...

Homeowners planning to improve their property should ensure that they consult the relevant manuals and DIY books before embarking on any work, one...

A growing number of people wanting to sell their properties are turning to the rental market until the current credit squeeze comes to an end. The gl...

MPs have urged the government to provide greater incentives for new rental properties to be built and come onto the market. The House of Commons comm...

Potential self-builders should be aware that the mortgage market is still healthy, according to a housing magazine. Despite many mortgage lenders...

Activity in the housing market is set to decrease with significantly fewer houses expected to be sold this year, according to the Council of Mortgage...

Budget-conscious home improvement fans should think twice before attempting ambitious projects on their own, an expert has warned. Andrew Leech, a te...

The Bank of England''s monetary policy committee (MPC) voted overwhelmingly earlier this month in favour of maintaining the base rate of interest at f...

The Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales (CPRW) has said there needs to be more affordable housing in the countryside. On the eve of the 80th a...

Many people are planning to renovate their homes as a direct result of the plethora of TV programmes on the subject, new research has found. A survey...

New research has shown how much some localities in the UK are dominated by flats, which tend to offer less space and fewer bedrooms. A study by Natio...

Buy-to-let property is seeing increasing demand due to falls in house sales, which in turn is pushing up rental prices, the BBC reports. Landlord E...

Property developers involved in the planning of eco towns are expected to be told to improve their proposals by the Eco Town Challenge Panel. It ...

The prospects of further interest rate cuts this year to lower the cost of mortgages may be reduced if the next person appointed as Bank of England de...

An eco home run entirely on green energy that may provide a template for future self build home design has been constructed in the Shetland Islands,...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) has warned that house sales could fall by as much as 40 per cent this year. In its latest asses...

Those who want to self build their own eco-homes are the best placed to fulfil the government''s aspirations of making house building more eco-frien...

TV station Real Estate TV has announced it is to screen a series of shows on the issue of green building and how to make homes more eco-friendly. An...

Terraced homes tend to be bought more by first-time buyers than home movers, new research has shown. A study by Nationwide of Department for Communit...

Those who are thinking of creating their own eco home using the self build method should find that now is a good time to do it, the managing directo...

New figures have provided further evidence of a decline in the number of new homes being built. Statistics from the Department for Communities and Lo...

Those looking to get on the property ladder will not benefit much from a new scheme to buy up unsold homes, the boss of a housing firm has said. Y...

Buildstore has issued a reminder that its Renovation A-Z event at the National Self Build and Renovation Centre in Swindon is on over the bank h...

Those living in Scotland who are keen to obtain a home through self build means and then watch its value grow may be heartened by news that prices a...

The government''s plans for ten new eco-towns to be built in England have been likened to a "rural poll tax" by celebrity Janet Street-Porte...

A retired couple in south Wales have hailed their home which was constructed by self build means as the perfect house. Vincent and Cynthia Couch ha...

The level of housebuilding has declined significantly due to current market conditions, builder Barratt Homes has said. As it revealed a significan...

The executive chair of the Home Builders Federation Stewart Baseley has said the new plans announced by Prime Minister Gordon Brown to boost the housi...

The Bank of England has warned that the inflationary situation is about to get worse, just a day after the latest official statistics showed that cons...

Most of those surveyed in a new study on eco homes have said they are keen to see existing homes renovated using devices to make them greener. The st...

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...