Articles in the NHF Category
House-building to hit lowest levels since 1923
The number of new homes built in England and Wales in 2009/10 will slump to its lowest level since 1923 – fuelling fears that a chronic shortage of housing will leave millions of people trapped in overcrowded and substandard housing for a generation to come, the National Housing Federation warns.
Posted in 2010, NHF on 9 February 2010 Federation says PBR was a missed opportunity
The National Housing Federation said that the Chancellor had missed a key opportunity to slash the UK’s carbon emissions and reduce energy bills by failing to back a major programme of ‘greening’ more than 250,000 social homes in the Pre-Budget Report (PBR).
Posted in 2009, NHF on 10 December 2009 Slow recovery to 20% house price growth
The average house price in England will rise 20% to £227,800 in 2014 despite substantial falls in 2009 and 2010 – according to a new forecast published by the National Housing Federation.
Posted in 2009, House Prices, NHF on 4 August 2009 Residents in rural areas face a wait of up to 280 years
People applying for an affordable home in the ten rural districts with the longest waiting lists would face a wait on average of up to 90 years before enough new homes were built to clear the backlog, according to the National Housing Federation.
Posted in 2009, Affordability, Countryside, NHF on 21 July 2009 Banks turn away £1bn of due to “prejudice†against low cost housing
Banks are turning away more than £1bn of mortgage business because they are refusing to lend to people on moderate incomes wanting to buy shared ownership homes, it was claimed by the National Housing Federation (NHF).
Posted in 2009, Affordability, NHF on 26 May 2009 Over 100,000 young people will leave rural England
Over 100,000 young adults will leave the English countryside over the next three years – prompting fears that traditional village life in many areas of the country is now in terminal decline, according to new research published by the National Housing Federation.
Posted in NHF on 12 May 2009 Darling’s house-building plans ’step in right direction – but not bold enough’
The National Housing Federation has welcomed the Chancellor’s plans to kick-start the housing market as a ’step in the right direction’ – but warned the measures are not bold enough to tackle the country’s economic or housing crises.
Posted in 2009, Government, NHF on 23 April 2009
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