London Major launches 'green service' 12 Dec. 2007 Alarab-London-The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone today launched the UK’s first ‘green homes’ service to help Londoners cut climate change emissions by offering an easy, one-stop-shop for information on how to make homes more carbon efficient. Read more
Little progress is being madeAlex Coxall 11 Dec. 2007 A recent survey conducted by More Than insurance company has shown that 50 per cent of people in Britain belive it would cost too much to make their houses eco-friendly. Read more
Stronger sustainable strategy neededEdie 8 Dec. 2007 Government green building plans are well intentioned but lack co-ordination, according to the Chartered Institute of Building.
The CIOB has said that Government's proposed Strategy for Sustainable Construction fails to fully consider the role that the building industry can play in reducing the UK's carbon emissions.
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Is it time to leave?Alex Coxall 7 Dec. 2007 The average household salary in Brighton is £29,950. If we all work that little bit harder and pester our bosses, we might be able to get that raise to the £52,222 we need for the mortgage on a one bed flat in this town. Read more
Biggest price drop since 1995Alex Coxall 29 Nov. 2007 House prices have fallen this month by the largest amount since June 1995. The Nationwide building society reported today a 0.8 per cent decrease this November, slowing annual growth to 6.9 percent. Nationwide point out that these figures are partly a reflection of a strong October this year and a strong November last year. Read more
Floating housesGuardian 29 Nov. 2007 The brightly painted homes that line the waterfront in Maasbommel, in the Dutch province of Gelderland, are eye-catching. They are also leading the way in the fight against climate change. In a country where more than half the land lies below sea level, these homes are built to be able to float. Read more
A plague on housesTimes On-line 29 Nov. 2007 NOT long now, a fund manager said to me the other day on the way out of a round table debate on the future direction of stock markets (the consensus was that markets will be down). Not long until what? Until you can finally buy a house, he said. Read more
Stamp duty could benefit green homeownersFinance Markets 27 Nov. 2007 A recommendation that stamp duty should be reduced on properties where homeowners have invested in energy-efficient changes is being backed by the climate change taskforce of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). Read more
Everyone gets HIPAlex Coxall 23 Nov. 2007 Home Information Packs will be required for all properties put on the market from the 14 December. This means that all one and two bedroom properties will now have to comply with the scheme as the implementation of the controversial policy is completed. Read more
A haggler's marketIndependant Online 22 Nov. 2007 It's the website from every vendor's nightmares. Under the sly slogan "the opposite of property ladder", Propertysnake.co.uk lists details of UK homes that have had their prices slashed. Read more
