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“Not that difficult” to buy a home says NatWest chair, as house prices rise

Sir Howard Davies prompts criticism after comments on BBC Radio 4, as house prices increase for the third month in a row.

Michael Gove unveils revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework, as planning permissions reach a new low.

There is light at the end of the tunnel and optimism on the horizon, as the housing market seems to stabilise.

Halifax has reported a second successive monthly rise in house prices, as new data shows planning decisions increasing.

Nationwide and Zoopla publish their latest house price index reports, whilst construction insolvencies rise 59% in a year.

Rachel Maclean is out and Lee Rowley is back in, as yet another cabinet reshuffle results in a new Housing Minister.

Several developers publish trading updates this week, with mixed results. Meanwhile, the King’s Speech leaves the industry underwhelmed.

Reports reveal thousands of construction companies facing insolvency due to a slump in the market, as annual house prices fall.

Barratt and Bellway both publish gloomy trading updates this week, as house price growth in October falls to its lowest level since 2008.

The HBF have reported record falls in the number of planning permissions, as house prices fall in August and Barratt report weak reservation rates.