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Government must entice more local house builders back into industry
26/11/2014
The industry is calling on the Chancellor to use next week’s Autumn Statement to deliver a boost to housing supply by stripping away regulatory red tape and bring local firms back into the ma...
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Ready-made design details rolled out for masonry envelope joints
21/10/2014
Local Authority Building Control and the Modern Masonry Alliance have teamed up to draw up a free set of off-the-shelf design details to minimise heat loss at weak junction points in the building e...
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Local house builders must drive Lyons 200,000 homes plan
16/10/2014
The Modern Masonry Alliance has welcomed Sir Michael Lyons’ eagerly-awaited roadmap to build 200,000 homes-a-year by 2020.
The independent review puts local builders and communities at the...
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Lib Dems set 300,000 new homes target with Garden City push
07/10/2014
The Liberal Democrats have pledged to fight to build 300,000 new homes a year driven by a string of new garden cities, between Oxford and Cambridge, should it form part of the next government.
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Tories pledge plan for 100,000 cut-price starter homes
29/09/2014
First-time house-buyers under the age of 40 are being promised a 20% discount on new homes if the Conservatives are re-elected, David Cameron has pledged.
The Conservatives said their new Help t...
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