Posted by Samee Mohammad at 09:47 on 10 Jul 2008 The economic downturn has had new house builders and developers quaking in their boots.
Posted by James Mace at 08:18 on 13 May 2008 A report released by the UK Green Building Council (GBC) has suggested that the definition of zero carbon needs to be reconsidered to allow the government to meet its own housing targets. It is thought that up to 80% of new homes could fail to meet what is currently defined as zero carbon because of a ban that restricts using off-site renewable energy that is not connected to development by private wires. The report proposes that whilst most of the zero carbon homes should generate their own energy, there shoul
Posted by Samee Mohammad at 17:16 on 04 Apr 2008 Following yesterday’s announcement from Housing Minister Caroline Flint, Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) today welcomed the publication of the Government’s consultation paper on eco-towns and the announcement of a Planning Policy Statement (PPS) on eco-towns due to be published in draft this summer. TCPA Chief Executive Gideon Amos said: “With a potential to deliver around 200,000 new homes eco-towns are an essential part of the solution to t
Posted by James Mace at 15:52 on 31 Mar 2008 The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is demanding that the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown MP, decides what he wants from the house building industry - affordable housing or tax revenue – as part of the planned review of building low cost homes in the countryside. Brian Berry, FMB Director of External Affairs, says “The Government position is quite clearly that they want to have their cake and eat it.
Posted by Jonathan Peace at 11:52 on 24 Mar 2008 Property website Rightmove has announced that asking prices in the UK have risen by an average of £2000, sparking fears of "stagnation" in the market place. As more and more sale boards go up, so too are expectations of what a property is worth, as vendors hang on to the values touted during the heady peaks of the summer of 2007. But in property's winter of discontent, sale prices have fallen and continue to fall - so for anyone looking to sell, it's time to wake up.
Posted by James Mace at 14:13 on 18 Mar 2008 A subject close to ProblemSolved’s heart – the crackdown on cowboy builders – was addressed today in an announcement by the Government. Housing Minister Caroline Flint proposals include freeing up more time and resources for local authorities to focus on areas of highest risk, by removing statutory notification stages, and increasing their powers to tackle illegal or botched construction, as well as the potential use of fixed penalty notices and stop notices.
Posted by Jonathan Peace at 13:28 on 11 Mar 2008 There are some problems, which we just have to hold our hands up to - and the British housing market falls firmly into that category. The BBC is reporting that new home loans have dropped to their lowest level - a drop of over 50% in the past 6 months.
Posted by James Mace at 14:33 on 28 Feb 2008 The UK has no ‘affordable’ housing markets, claims a new survey… After examining the housing affordability situation of 227 urban markets, the 2008 Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey ranked the UK as the third most unaffordable market in the English-speaking world. Some 25 of the 28 markets in the UK are ‘severely unaffordable’ and three markets are ‘seriously unaffordable’.
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