All housing articles – Page 15
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Optimism rises that 2013 will see more homes sold – that should mean more homes built
Buyer interest has been increasing since September, prices seem more stable and the Funding for Lending scheme may loosen the mortgage market
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More families share homes as squeeze on housing tightens
Data indicates further stress caused by a lack of housing
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Beware estate agents selling optimism – the housing market remains in a worrisome state
While the RICS may see a brighter end to the year, in relative terms it is still extremely gloomy
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Why Ed Balls calling to spend 4G windfall on homes could be worth far more than £3bn
The real value in Balls’ statement is that he has potentially set in train a bidding war
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Rather than provide growth, private sector new construction has gone into reverse
Private new work in commercial, housing and industrial combined has declined steadily since the start of the year
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The housing market is in a coma and the drugs don’t work – a bit more verve perhaps?
More potent and perhaps more directly applied medicine might be needed to get Britain building homes
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Time is running out for construction as private sector new orders run thin
Without new orders coming in fast the prospects look bleak
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Desperate times for house building as starts take a dive
Disappointing forecasts for growth in housing construction are likely to be revised down
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Housing market hits a boggy patch
Measures recorded by the RICS and Hometrack surveys point to tough conditions for those looking to sell homes
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New towns, greater homeownership and localism: a possible Labour housing strategy?
Business Secretary Vince Cable has in recent weeks upped the debate on house building and yesterday called together a mix of top folk from across the housing spectrum to chat about ideas for financing more homes
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Output data add to worries over private sector weakness as public sector cuts hit workloads
Repairs and maintenance work offers more promise than new build in a gloomy market
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Why the latest orders figures are so disturbing
The length of time that new orders have been low for plus a lack of activity in the private sector are cause for concern
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Awful house building figures put the Shapps Gold Standard further in doubt
A huge boost in funding is needed if the government is to hit its target of the pre-recession level of housebuilding
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Why the CPA is right to push quantitative easing for house building
There’s growing backing in the construction industry for using the quantitative easing machine as a means to increase the number of homes being built
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Figures show we are just not building enough homes. It is that simple
Latest statistics underline the massive task ahead for the government if it is to boost housebuilding to a level above that achieved before the recession
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Is large scale development really a panacea for developers?
Encouraging noises from government means urban extensions, new settlements and, yes, even eco-towns are back on the agenda. But don’t expect them to arrive any time soon
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Shapps needs to bring out the big guns
If the housing minister is to deliver the ‘gold standard’ number of new homes a year he’ll need to ask the Bank of England for help
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Latest data shows construction sliding into recession
ONS stats show construction output shrinking in the last quarter
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So what should we expect the housing market to do in 2012?
Despite government schemes to boost house building it looks as though growth in private house sales will be constrained
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What to look for in the Autumn Statement
Expect downward forecasts, infrastructure plans and a grand rehash of existing policy