8 April 2011 | Richard John
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has published the FirstBuy Prospectus, which outlines how the new equity loan scheme to assist eligible first-time buyers will work.
In the recent Budget, the...
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25 March 2011 | Richard John
On Wednesday, the Chancellor published his Budget Report and Plan for Growth. So what’s in store for residential property.
1. Assistance for first-time buyers
The Government announced that it will...
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11 March 2011 | Chetna Buhecha
From the 6th April 2011 the new 5 per cent rate of stamp duty will apply to acquisitions of residential property in cases where the purchase price exceeds £1m.
There are some exclusions to this and...
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4 March 2011 | David Marsden
The Zero Carbon Hub-led Task Group recently published its final report, Carbon compliance: setting an appropriate limit for zero carbon new homes: findings and recommendations, which will assist the Department...
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28 February 2011 | David Marsden
Housebuilder Cala Homes (South) Ltd has been granted permission to appeal its recent High Court defeat in its long-running legal battle against the Government's claim that its intention to abolish the...
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24 February 2011 | David Marsden
On 17 February 2011, the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) published its final scheme design of the New Homes Bonus scheme.
The publication of the final scheme design follows last November's...
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17 February 2011 | Richard John
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has warned the Government that unless it provides greater clarity on how its 'Green Deal' scheme will be financed, it could fail to attract the businesses it...
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