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Chris Hamnett: The housing market's kick-start? Maybe

                   
guardian.co.uk
02-Sep-2008
        
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All the indicators show that Britain is in the midst of a severe housing market downturn, similar to that of 1989-94. Turnover has fallen dramatically, with sales volumes down over 50% in a year, mortgages lending down 70% from a year ago on Bank of England figures and prices down 10% according to the Nationwide Building Society. New house sales have practically ground to a halt, and repossessions are rising... [read full story]                    

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Further Housing Association Commitment To First-Time Buyer Scheme

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Is the housing package enough?

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Further Housing Association Commitment To First-Time Buyer Scheme

4ni.co.uk
05-Sep-2008
        

The Government's latest first-time buyers scheme has been given a further boost with the announcement that the North and West Housing Association has committed _4m to the money pot. This comes hot on the heels of the NI...

                   
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Government's £1b housing package ignores buy to let market says BPF

residentiallandlord.co.uk
04-Sep-2008
        

The major cross-government package of new measures to meet current challenges in the housing market has received a mixed reception from the property industry. Communities Secretary Hazel Blears said the £1b package is to...

                   

Social housing: Estate management

economist.com
04-Sep-2008
        

New proposals are likely to expand council housingHALF the government’s efforts this week were spent trying to convince wary buyers to set off down the risky path of home ownership. Soft loans and a temporary break from...

Housing support plan launched - Have your say

lga.gov.uk
04-Sep-2008
        

Keeping families in their own homes must be a priority, council leaders have said following the government’s announcement of a £1bn housing package designed to help struggling homeowners. Have your say on the government's...

Housing support plan launched

lga.gov.uk
04-Sep-2008
        

Keeping families in their own homes must be a priority, council leaders have said following the government’s announcement of a £1bn housing package designed to help struggling homeowners. The money is aimed at helping...

Brown suspends homebuyer tax

people.com.cn
04-Sep-2008
        

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown suspended a homebuyer tax and proposed spending 1 billion pounds (1.8 billion U.S. dollars) sooner than planned to help reverse Britain's worst housing slump in at least 18 years. The...

Letters: Housing crisis

independent.co.uk
03-Sep-2008
        

The free marketeer, Gordon Brown, has exacerbated the mess that is housing in this country by years of sitting on his hands, and now he seeks to save his job by setting up a scheme which persuades first-time buyers to buy...

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Brown suspends homebuyer tax

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03-Sep-2008
        

BEIJING, Sept. 3 -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown suspended a homebuyer tax and proposed spending 1 billion pounds (1.8 billion U.S. dollars) sooner than planned to help reverse Britain's worst housing slump in at...

Gordon's housing gambit

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02-Sep-2008
        

Last Modified: 02 Sep 2008 By: Gary Gibbon The government is offering £1bn of measures to keep the housing market moving. But will it be enough to keep Gordon at No 10? Gordon Brown today launched his campaign to stay...

                   
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Key social housing figures give their verdict on the government's £1bn housing package

guardian.co.uk
02-Sep-2008
        

The government's new housing package includes plans for more social housing. Photograph: Malcom Fife/zefa/Corbis Ruth Davison, director of campaigns and neighbourhoods, National Housing Federation "The mortgage rescue...

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