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Labour's 'Help to Build' plan to galvanise smaller house builders

18/03/2014

The Labour Party has floated plans to offer a Help to Build guarantee scheme to bring an army of smaller house builders back into the market. Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls said the provision of gua...

Modern Masonry Alliance calls for an immediate Cut in Vat on Major Home Improvements

11/03/2014

Ahead of the Budget on March 19th the “Modern Masonry Alliance” has joined forces with 61 Industry Coalition partners to back the FMB led campaign calling for an immediate cut in the VA...

Hopkins announces £917m New Homes Bonus allocations

05/02/2014

More than £900m will be awarded in New Homes Bonus for 2014 to 2015. Housing Minister Kris Hopkins has confirmed the payments, which will be shared among England’s 353 councils. He s...

Government claims Britain is building again as housing starts jump

21/11/2013

The Government today claimed its policies have succeeded in getting Britain building again after releasing a flurry of housing figures. Latest official new housing returns show starts up 8% to 3...

Milliband pledges house building revolution

24/09/2013

Labour leader Ed Miliband has promised to double the number of homes being built to 200,000, if his party regains power. The pledge to overhaul house building and build a million homes will be t...

“Get Britain Building” to drive economic growth

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An £11bn investment in construction can kick start the UK’s economic recovery, say experts

An £11.27bn investment in construction and a series of strategic decisions around new home building can kick start the UK’s economic recovery and deliver a £33bn return for the Gover

Million Homes not Built

Analysis by the Local Government Association shows that 2,564,600 units have been granted planning permission by councils since 2009/10 while only 1,530,680 have been completed. The association sai