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Housing Minster Grant Shapps announces that New Homes Bonus worth £900m

Housing Minster Grant Shapps announces that New Homes Bonus worth £900m will go ahead, despite radical cuts in the Chancellors spending review. More than £900million has been earmarked for the New Homes Bonus over the next four years giving local authorities a new incentive to get Britain building again.  For every new home approved and [...]

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Taylor Wimpey returns to profit following major 2009 losses

Taylor Wimpey has returned a half-year pre-tax profit of £19.6 million after last year’s loss of £68.9 million.  Taylor Wimpey one of the UK’s major house-builders has announced that in the six months to July 4th 2010, its UK operating margin had increased to 7.5% after last year’s negative 1%. The company said it had [...]

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