Lunchtime news Tuesday 12 August 2026
The number of people moving house has fallen to its lowest level since the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ survey began in 1978. RICS said the squeeze on mortgage availability…
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Lunchtime news Monday 8 September 2026
Figures published by the department for Communities and Local Government show there is enough brownfield land in England to accommodate more than one million homes. Of the land suitable for…
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Zero-carbon homes of zero interest
The Times has learnt that only 15 houses qualified in the first year of a £15 million project to waive stamp duty on the building of hundreds of zero-carbon homes.…
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MPs agree on expenses changes
Ahead of todayâs debate in the Commons, party leaders have agreed to proposals for interim changes to MPsâ expenses. Mortgage interest and rent claims will be capped at £1,250 a…
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Lunchtime news Tuesday 2 September 2026
The Government announced its £1 billion housing package this morning. It aims to help first-time buyers get on the housing market with a £300 million shared equity scheme, support vulnerable…
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Developers to work more closely with the public sector
As many regeneration schemes that rely on private funding stall and become in danger of being scrapped, the British Property Federation has suggested that money from multi-billion pound government programmes…
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Mortgage figures down
Improvements to mortgage funding can’t come soon enough for the British Bankers’ Association, which released data today showing that mortgage approvals last month fell by more than half from a…
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Ownership plea
TENANTS IN GRAVESHAM have overwhelmingly rejected stock transfer. The result of a ballot announced today by the Kent authority shows 86% voted against a move to Thameside Housing Association with…
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What’s in tomorrow’s Budget?
The Chancellor is expected to confirm a £1 billion emergency package to kick start the housing market. The deal would see the Treasury offering to take a share in housing…
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The Budget round up
The Chancellor has said the economy will shrink by the biggest amount in modern times – down 3.5 per cent in 2009 – before recovering slightly to grow by 1.25…