All articles by Carl Brown – Page 28
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NewsSurveyors warned to review anti-money laundering policies following Russia sanctions
RICS suggests due diligence checks as one UK firm says getting paid now ‘will be more problematic’
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NewsGovernment must find extra £14bn of annual affordable housing subsidy
Study by L&G and BPF says private money and expansion of ‘for profit’ providers also needed to boost supply
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NewsCo-living firm puts £300m Stock Market float on hold because of war in Ukraine
Investment trust set up to acquire three developments from The Collective hits pause button on float
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NewsConflict in Ukraine set to see spike in materials costs, products group warns
Gas price increases likely to be passed on to customers, EIUG says
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NewsHousebuilders offer compromise deal to Gove on cladding costs
HBF says members would agree to carry out critical works on own buildings and hand back Building Safety Fund cash
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NewsBarratt’s Wembley homes OK’d by minister after inquiry
Scheme being developed with Transport for London
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NewsHousing associations throw support behind Gove’s cladding plan despite housebuilder fears
Builders have complained move is ‘disproportionate’
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NewsGovernment may have understood 20 years ago Grenfell-style cladding was not suitable for high-rises, BRE says
Tests carried out in 2002 flagged concerns about material, Grenfell Inquiry told
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News‘Not many housebuilders have built much over 11m in height’, HBF tells MPs
Trade body believes only a “relatively small proportion” of homes requiring remediation through Gove’s cladding fund were built by UK housebuilders
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NewsRising energy costs could derail levelling up, materials firms warn
Jobs could be lost at energy intensive manufacturers unless ministers act
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NewsMonthly output back above pre-pandemic level as work rose 13% last year
ONS figures show scale of construction’s recovery after toils of 2020
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NewsGleeson interim profit jumps more than a fifth
Firm expects to hit 2,000 homes target by year end
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NewsBellway says turnover and margins up in first half
Housebuilder says completion up during period
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NewsMore than 500 homes planned for area around Cockfosters tube station
Two schemes set to built around north London hub including one by TfL joint venture
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CommentGove’s proposals are not enough to level up a town like mine
The housing secretary’s apparently ambitious proposals lack clarity and detail. The towns he is meant to be helping deserve better
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NewsDevelopers ‘don’t know’ how many blocks affected by fire safety crisis
HBF working with government to produce reliable numbers as housebuilders say Gove’s £4bn repair estimate is too high
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NewsRICS boss hits back at plan for new monitoring powers over body
Richard Collins questions purpose of planned statutory governance reviews
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NewsIndustry underwhelmed by Gove’s levelling up vision
Housing and construction bodies criticise lack of detail in long-awaited plans