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New home levels continue to rise despite August dip, reports NHBC House building activity in the UK this year is set to top levels seen in 2014, according to new figures released today by NHBC. The new home registrations statistics reveal an increase of 11% for the rolling quarter June - August, compared to the same period last year. A total of 40,101 new homes were registered in the UK during this period, up on the 36,149 new homes registered in the previous year. The private sector increased by 12% during this period (30,210 in 2015; 27,072 last year), with the public sector increasing by 9% from last year (9,891 in 2015; 9,077 last year). However, registrations for August were down marginally by  6% (10,362 compared to 11,037 last year) - the first time since January that figures fell below last year's respective monthly totals. For the month, the private sector was marginally down by 1% (8,401 in 2015, 8,476 August 2014), with the public sector down 23% (1,961 vers...

Six years ago ,when Meredith Perry, 25, started studying astrobiology at the University of Pennsylvania, her career goal was to eventually find life on other planets. Instead, Ms. Perry accidentally stumbled upon something even more exciting: the ability to charge portable electronics, like cellphones and laptops, wirelessly using ultrasound. To do this, Ms. Perry created a technology that can take electricity, convert it into sound and send that audio through the air over ultrasound. Then a receiver attached to a portable electronic device catches the sound and converts it back into electricity. The technology makes it possible for a device to move freely around a room, in a pocket or purse, while constantly charging. Ms. Perry’s company, uBeam, announced on Wednesday that it took an early prototype concept of this technology, first developed for Ms. Perry’s college innovation competition, and turned it into a fully functional prototype that the company now ...

Land Registry: Who we are and what we do The August data shows an annual price increase of 4. 2 per cent  A verage property value in England and Wales to £184,682.  Monthly house prices up 0.5 per cent since July 2015. The regional data indicates that: the region with the most significant annual price increase is the East with a movement of 8.4 per cent. London experienced the greatest monthly rise with a movement of 1.7 per cent the North West saw the lowest annual price increase of 0.2 per cent. the North West also saw the most significant monthly price decrease with a fall of 1.4 per cent. Sales and repossessions during June 2015, the most up-to-date figures available, show that: the number of completed house sales in England & Wales decreased by 13 per cent to 70,404 compared with 80,823 in June 2014 the number of properties sold in England and Wales for over £1 million decreased by 17 per cent to 1,031 from 1,237 a year earlier repossessi...