NHBC, the UK's leading standard setting and home warranty provider for new homes, welcomes the proposals in the draft Queen's Speech to establish a fund to help social tenants rent or first time buyers purchase newly built homes. |  |
NHBC, the UK’s leading standard-raising and consumer protection body for new homes, has joined forces with John Callcutt to launch a new initiative aimed at supporting the house building industry in its quest to make further improvements in the standards of finishing and customer service it offers to new home buyers. | |
NHBC, the leading authority and expert on new home construction in the UK has today welcomed the commitment by the Chancellor, Alistair Darling, to target all new construction in the drive to reduce the UK's carbon emissions.
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NHBC, the UK's leading consumer protection body for new home construction, today welcomed the appointment of Caroline Flint MP as Housing Minister, with a continued seat at Cabinet, underlining the Government’s commitment to keeping housing on the political agenda. | |
The National Centre for Excellence in Housing has welcomed the Sullivan Report - “A Low Carbon Building Standards Strategy for Scotland” - and the challenges and opportunities it presents for the house-building industry. | |
I am particularly pleased that the report recognises the importance of NHBC's role in consumer protection, acknowledging its standard setting role, inspection regime and Buildmark warranty | |
Speaking today at NHBC’s Annual Lunch, Boris Johnson MP, Conservative candidate for Mayor of London, outlined his vision for housing in London in his keynote speech. | |
NHBC has today welcomed the legislation announced in the Queen’s Speech aimed at improving the planning system and the provision of social housing. | |
Continuing its focus on sustainability and the zero carbon agenda, NHBC’s independent research institution – the NHBC Foundation – has launched its latest suite of research supporting the industry in meeting the enormous challenges of legislative and regulatory change. | |
NHBC, the leading consumer protection body for new home construction in the UK has welcomed the Government’s announcement that consumer protection must not be sacrificed for speed in meeting housing targets. | |
NHBC, the leading consumer protection and technical standard setting body for new homes, has backed the Prime Minister’s statement today setting new targets and challenges to the housing industry. | |
NHBC, the expert and leading independent authority on new home construction in the UK, welcomed the Prime Minister’s appointment of Hazel Blears as Communities Secretary and Yvette Cooper’s promotion to the Cabinet table in her continuing role as Housing Minister. | |
The UK’s largest house-builder, Barratt, is to build a zero carbon prototype home using an award winning design by architects Gaunt Francis. | |
NHBC, the leading standard setting body for new home construction in the UK, has published a guide for house builders on microgeneration technology for new homes. | |
Continuing to meet the drivers of sustainability under the Code for Sustainable Homes and the Government’s zero carbon homes target NHBC has responded with a newly developed set of NHBC’s Technical Standards incorporating guidance on green roofs | |