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]]> https://www.homebuilding.co.uk/costs-savings/house-prices/could-digital-ids-be-beneficial-or-disastrous-for-the-homebuying-market XmaXXqwgRX6ARyonS8KQcY Thu, 09 Oct 2025 05:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Property industry launches charter to cut home sales from 109 days to 28 — but will it work? ]]> https://www.homebuilding.co.uk/costs-savings/house-prices/property-industry-launches-charter-to-cut-home-sales-from-109-days-to-28-but-will-it-work 2nwHRYV6L8X2kDe5zEdcXM Wed, 17 Sep 2025 05:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why are there so many empty homes in the UK and what is being done to solve it? ]]> https://www.homebuilding.co.uk/costs-savings/house-prices/why-are-there-so-many-empty-homes-in-the-uk jj4ZeHgxGC7ygNx9cmfZt8 Mon, 01 Sep 2025 05:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Freedom to Buy: Will it really open the door for buyers with low deposits? ]]> https://www.homebuilding.co.uk/news/freedom-to-buy-will-it-really-open-the-door-for-buyers-with-low-deposits pfEzSBn6pXmPRfQFWZ4yCC Fri, 18 Jul 2025 07:08:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ How many homes have Labour managed to build in their first year in power? 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