Just five homes have actually been sold between six of the UK’s biggest house builders under the Government’s flagship NewBuy scheme, with interest apparently not converting into hard sales...

Two major house builders, Barratt and Bovis, have reported booming sales of new homes. Barratt Developments has raised its forecast for the number of homes it will build this year following a surge in sales...

New homes built to current regulations could cost 55% less to run than typical older homes, it has been claimed. A new home could create annual savings of up to 55% on gas and electricity bills, according to the NHBC Foundation and Zero Carbon Hub...

The accommodation where Olympics athletes will live this summer is set to prove popular with home buyers when the Games are over. The Olympic Village, to be later called East Village E20, will need further work once the Games are finished, but will offer 1,439 private homes plus 1,379 affordable homes from the summer of next year...

Housing minister Grant Shapps has launched a £30m fund to provide short-term finance for self-builders. He will also be writing to mainstream lenders asking them to provide finance for self-build projects...

There is rising concern that the Government’s flagship NewBuy scheme has hit trouble, just two months after its launch. The scheme, which launched on March 12, allows first-time buyers and home movers to purchase a new-build house worth up to £500,000 with a 95% mortgage, with taxpayers and developers underwriting the loan...

A committee of cross-party MPs has added its weight to the growing pressure for a new breed of property owners – ‘build to let’ developers...

Government departments have identified enough surplus land owned by taxpayers for up to 102,000 homes. The land currently has empty offices, hospitals or public service buildings, including former military bases...