Public building delivery 'improving'
News Article 15 March 2005
The delivery of public building projects on time and on budget has "considerably improved" according to the National Audit Office.
Brown 'to aid house buyers in Budget'
News Article 14 March 2005
Under pressure to do more for first time buyers, the chancellor appears set to ease the burden of stamp duty when he unveils his Budget this week.
Elderly spared equity release tax
Press Review 8 March 2005
Elderly people who take equity out of their homes are not to be taxed on their windfall, following a change in new tax rules announced by the government yesterday.
Brown ponders help for first time buyers
Press Review 15 February 2005
Gordon Brown is considering including tax cuts aimed at helping first-time buyers in next month's Budget.
Prescott puts 'wow' into housing
News Article 9 February 2005
John Prescott has defended the government's policy on affordable housing.
Treasury predicts house price fall
Press Review 3 February 2005
Treasury predictions released under the Freedom of Information Act estimate that house prices will fall by one per cent this year, the FT reports.
Flood risk threatens new homes plan
Press Review 1 February 2005
Insurers have told ministers that their plans to construct 85,000 homes in the Thames Gateway must be modified due to the high risk of flooding.
Prescott vows to tackle community decline
News Article 31 January 2005
John Prescott has set out the government's plans to develop sustainable communities by tacking the "cycle of decline".
MPs slam Prescott's housing policy
Press Review 31 January 2005
John Prescott's housing policy will lead to "irreversible" damage, a committee of MPs said on Sunday.
MPs condemn housing plans
News Article 30 January 2005
A committee of MPs has warned that the government's housing plans fail to do enough to protect the environment.
Ministers accused over stamp duty 'stealth tax'
News Article 29 January 2005
The Conservatives have accused the government of taxing first time homeowners by stealth.
Prescott looks to first time buyers
Press Review 25 January 2005
First-time buyers are to be offered homes for £60,000 under government plans announced yesterday.
Housing strategy
Policy Consultation 24 January 2005
Comment from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, the Traditional Housing Bureau, the British Property Federation, CITB-ConstructionSkills and the Construction Products Association
Housing plan to help first time buyers
News Article 24 January 2005
John Prescott has said the government will offer "choice, opportunity and fairness" in the housing market, with extra help for first time buyers.
