Recent news
Below are summaries, ordered by date, of recent news from the NHBC Press Office. To view the full news release please click on the appropriate title.
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02/04/08
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Homeowners are not informed or prepared for the lifestyle changes needed to live in zero carbon homes, according to research launched today by the NHBC Foundation.
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28/03/08
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Statistics released by NHBC reveal that the number of applications to start new homes in the UK decreased by 22 percent year-on-year during the three-month period from December 2007 to February 2008.
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27/02/08
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NHBC figures show that there were 186,505 new homes completed by NHBC registered builders in the UK last year, one per cent higher than in 2006 (184,959). Of that total, 157,509 related to private sector activity (i.e. excluding Housing Associations), showing a one per cent decrease on 2006 (159,288).
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25/01/08
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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.
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22/01/08
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Many of us diet and detox in January but have you ever thought about giving your home a similar health check? To keep houses in tip-top condition NHBC, the UK's leading warranty and consumer protection provider for new homes, advises carrying out a yearly review to help keep everything in good working order.
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25/01/08 - NHBC Welcomes Appointment of New Housing Minister - Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT
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.
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22/11/07
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Welcoming John Callcutt's report, Imtiaz Farookhi, NHBC's Chief Executive says:
"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, which provide "a valuable assurance to homebuyers and has real commercial value for housebuilders." The report also highlights NHBC's "international reputation as a centre of excellence and authority".
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15/08/07
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NHBC's First Time Buyers Ability to Buy Index hit an all time low during the second quarter of this year.
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09/08/07
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After a year of judging 400 site managers have been named as `Quality Award' winners in this year's prestigious `Pride in the Job' competition. Now in its 27th year, NHBC's Pride in the Job is the only national competition to focus on the contribution the site manager makes in producing high quality new homes.
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11/07/07
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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.
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05/06/07
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Statistics released today by NHBC reveal that the number of applications to build new homes across the UK increased by a small percentage year-on-year during the period from February to April 2007.
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30/05/07
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As Gordon Brown calls for a `home-owning democracy', NHBC's latest statistics reveal the demand for affordable homes is fuelling an increase in flats, maisonettes and family-friendly terraced houses in the UK.
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29/03/07
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The gap between the average price of new homes sold in Scotland and England has narrowed to just one per cent, according to figures released by NHBC, the leading new home warranty and insurance provider in the UK.
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09/02/07
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Fashion isn't the only trend seeing an eighties revival, house-building is enjoying a popular resurgence too. According to NHBC, whose warranty covers more than 80% of new homes in the UK, 185,000 new homes were built during 2006, a figure reminiscent of the housing boom of the late 1980s.
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13/12/06
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NHBC, the leading standard setting body and home warranty provider for new home construction in the UK has today said industry must engage in the consultation phase on the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) zero carbon development document.
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06/12/06
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NHBC, the UK's leading standard setting and home warranty provider for new homes, today welcomed the Chancellor's ambition for all new homes to be carbon neutral within ten years but cautioned that the industry will face many challenges if it is to get there.
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05/12/06
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NHBC today welcomed the Barker Review of Land Use Planning as a positive move in addressing the pressing issues on housing supply across the country.
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22/11/06
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NHBC, the UK's standard setting body for new home construction, has today launched a review of renewable energy technologies to address the "information gap" on this issue and deliver comprehensive, practical guidance for the industry.
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26/11/06
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Launched in January this year in partnership with the BRE Trust and chaired by former Housing Minister Rt. Hon. Nick Raynsford MP, the NHBC Foundation was established to facilitate research and development, technology and knowledge sharing and the capture of industry best practice. Following on from the success of its inaugural project, a web-based resource tool on Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), the NHBC Foundation is shortly due to publish a comprehensive guide on the same topic.
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31/10/06
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Sean Fay, 21, from West Bromwich has been named this year's National Youthbuilding Award winner.
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19/10/06
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For the first time in its 70-year history, NHBC, the UK's standard setting and leading inspection body for new homes, is entering the international market by providing building inspection services to Gibraltar's flagship developments Ocean Village and 'The Anchorage'.
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11/10/06
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NHBC's latest statistics show that almost half of new homes started in UK so far this year were flats and maisonettes.
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