Housing
News
Spurs let off the hook on affordable homes
Council report wipes £16m in payments from Tottenham and deletes requirement to provide affordable homes as part of stadium redevelopment
Berkeley and DSDHA housing scheme approved
Luxury £60m residential scheme in Westminster is architect’s biggest ever project
Council pension fund invests £25m in housing
Manchester council hopes to put in place a pipeline of institutional investment
Kier wins £100m Derby housing deal
Kier agrees deal with Homes and Communities Agency and Derby council to create around 700 new homes in Derby.
HCA fast-tracks 18 schemes for funding
Homes and Communities Agency brings forward 18 housing schemes through Get Britain Building programme
Sheppard Robson's £750m Fitzrovia development at risk
Dispute between developer and council over level of affordable housing on ‘Noho Square’ site puts plan at risk
Green light for Sheppard Robson's £750m Fitzrovia scheme
Developer offers council extra £2m for affordable housing
New finance model to attract £250m into affordable homes
Private company will raise money from investors for affordable homes
Part L changes will fail to boost Green Deal
Industry says loopholes in regulations will enable homeowners to avoid energy improvements
Government relaxes carbon targets for new homes
Limiting carbon reduction target on new homes to 8% rather than 25% will lower costs for housebuilders, ministers say
Housing studies
Flood-proof house: Home and dry
Would you build a house on the Norfolk Broads, one of the most flood-prone areas of the UK? LSI Architects did and its sophisticated design meant getting the project through planning was plain sailing.
Passivhaus diary: Refurb
Passivhaus diaries: Keeping it all in
It’s taken longer than expected to turn a leaky Edwardian house into an exemplar of energy efficiency. Now it’s finished project architect reports on the exterior insulation, finishing off and how the house is performing
Comment
Why bigger is better when it comes to housing
Is it right for the government to promote its ambitions for large scale developments?
Planning applications
Planning stats: Residential projects and approvals Jul 2010 - Jun 2011
Residential projects only recovered from their dip in May in the North of England and the Midlands
Sustainability
Part L changes will fail to boost Green Deal
Industry says loopholes in regulations will enable homeowners to avoid energy improvements
Government relaxes carbon targets for new homes
Limiting carbon reduction target on new homes to 8% rather than 25% will lower costs for housebuilders, ministers say
Sales & completions
Housing stats: News builds, sales and completions in November 2010
This month’s data reveals completions tailing off in both the private and public sectors
