New Home News
Index of news items
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2011 New homes news
19 July 2011
Stamp Duty Land Tax rates lower for multiple purchases
15 July 2011
Water companies notify customers of change of ownership of private sewers
15 May 2011
Halifax says house prices fall again in April
9 May 2011
Councils using planning system to generate extra revenue
6th May 2011
House prices continue to fall says Nationwide
2 May 2011
Public opinion suggest house prices have further to fall
27 April 2011
House builders confirm new homes upturn
16 April 2011
Payment protection system launched for homeowners.
11 April 2011
Lenders pursuing borrowers with arrears
6 April 2011
4 April 2011
Slight increase in new home starts
29 March 2011
Budget 2011 measures to help house builders
28 March 2011
New £250 million First Buy scheme launched
24 March 2011
First-
22 March 2011
Zero-carbon standards increase price of new homes
11 March 2011
Housing starts running at all time lows
9 March 2011
Property fraud on the increase -
7 March 2011
NHBC launches new Fire Safety in Construction Course
3 March 2011
Falling house prices trapping second-
2 March 2011
Lenders accused of pricing first-
28 February 2011
New home starts down 8% compared to 2010
17 February 2011
Welsh Assembly votes for sprinklers in new homes
4th February 2011
17 January 2011
Water companies to be responsible for household pipework
15 January 2011
Self-
8 January 2011
Mortgage Interest rates of 7% for those with low equity possible this year
5 January 2011
Lower fuel bills by 30% or more and reduce C02 emissions by 50%
2010 New homes news
30 December 2010
Condensing boilers in new homes unreliable in cold weather
3 December 2010
UK new homes not as energy efficient as SAP ratings suggest
23 November 2010
Zurich withdraws from the new home warranty market
28 October 2010
Insurers bring timber frame workmanship under scrutiny
8 October 2010
HSE publishes new guidance for fire safety in construction
14 September 2010
Castleoak’s Basingstoke building site destroyed by fire
Castleoak HSE Prosecution Click
7th September 2010
BS5973:1993 is to be formally withdrawn by the end of 2010
1st September 2010
NHBC changes registered office
29 August 2010
First time buyers being frozen out of home ownership
17 August 2010
23rd June 2010
Number of new homes registered with NHBC rises 68%
20 May 2010
HIPs are history: Eric Pickles suspends Home Information Packs
6 May 2010
BBC Watchdog programme highlights poor quality Persimmon Homes
30 April 2010
6 April 2010
Community Infrastructure Levy introduced
24 March 2010
Stamp Duty suspended for two years for first-
16 March 2010
Code for Sustainable homes level 3 (CSH3)
15 February 2010
Consumer Code for Home Builders
25 October 2009
Buying “off-plan” beware of the pitfalls!
2008 New homes news
19 December 2008
Poorly built Persimmon new home kills four year old boy
23 July 2008
NHBC reports decline in new home starts
10 July 2008
9 July 2008
House repossession rates set to take off
9 July 2008
Persimmon axes workforce by 2,000
9 July 2008
7 July 2008
Housebuilders shares too risky for investors
6 July 2008
Beleaguered Taylor Wimpey looks at sell-
22 June 2008
Future of Housebuilders is in Bank’s hands
5th May 2008
5th May 2008
2 May 2008
House Builder’s shares on free-
29 February 2008
HIPS required for all new homes
29 February 2008
Nationwide House Price Index shows fall for fourth month in a row
2007 New homes news
19 December 2007
“Moderate housing growth” says NHBC
22 November 2007
The Callcutt Review of Housebuilding Delivery was published today
22 November 2007
Home information packs extended to all homes from 14th December 2007
8 November 2007
House Prices continue to tumble
26 October 2007
Energy performance Requirement for new homes put back
20 October 2007
Energy Performance Requirement for new homes
14 September 2007
Northern Rock bailed out by Bank of England
10 September 2007
HIPS extended to include three Bedroom houses
30 June 2007
Channel 4 Dispatches Programme on new homes
27 June 2007
Is a house price crash coming soon?
22 June 2007
The Office of Fair Trading announces “groundbreaking study into UK house building market”
28 May 2007
The new Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill
23 May 2007
Home Information Packs delayed
13 May 2007
1 May 2007
1 May 2007
28 April 2007
NHBC statistics show new home sales on the increase
8 April 2007
New Laws to protect home buyers
25 March 2007
Taylor Woodrow and George Wimpey in £5bn merger deal
15 March 2007
8 March 2007
NHBC statistics show number of new homes up 7% on 2005
5 February 2007
Barratt Developments buys Wilson Bowden
21 January 2007
21 January 2007
David Wilson Homes In takeover speculation
19 January 2007
Crest Nicholson in take over speculation
2006 New homes news
19 December 2006
Energy performance certificates
19 December 2006
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order came into force October 2006
19 December 2006
Terraced houses becoming more popular
30 November 2006
30 September 2006
18 September 2006
The Land Registry launches “Chain Matrix”
16 September 2006
Portman and Nationwide building societies announce proposed merger
29 August 2006
Builder’s end of year approaching
18 August 2006
18 July 2006
Government announces phased HIP roll-
20 April 2006
NHBC publishes it’s revised Customer Service -
Problems with new homes:
Why new homes have so many defects
What to do when you discover a problem
How to complain to the house builder
Who are the best house builders
What you need to know about timber frame new homes
Fire and timber frame new homes