David Prosser's Outlook: The real victims of the housing market crisis need all the help they can...

His colleagues in the housebuilding industry won't thank him for his honesty, but Taylor Wimpey's chief executive, Pete Redfern, hit the nail on the head yesterday in admitting there is little the Government can do to fix the housing market. While several of Taylor Wimpey's rivals have called for a government bail-out of their beleaguered industry, Mr Redfern concedes that a suspension of stamp duty or even a... [read full story]