All articles by Carl Brown – Page 4
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Features‘I could walk you down a road where the average life expectancy drops by 20 years within a mile…’ Matt Forrest on regeneration opportunities and challenges in the Tees Valley
The post-industrial Tees Valley is a region with lots of potential regeneration opportunities but many acute challenges as well. As part of Building’s Regen Connect series, the chair of the new Tees Valley Housing Partnership explains how it can fulfil its potential
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NewsHousebuilder St Modwen racked up £213m loss in final accounts before acquisition by Miller
Firm was bought by rival more than a year ago
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NewsHousebuilder Bewley sinks into red
Hampshire firm says inflation and interest rate rises send business to £7.5m loss
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NewsVistry makes internal promotion for chief executive post
Housebuilder appoints Adam Daniels to replace Greg Fitzgerald
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NewsMiller turnover and profit up after St Modwen Homes acquisition
Scottish housebuilder pushes completions up to nearly 5,000
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NewsUpbeat Crest Nicholson reports increase in open market sales
Housebuilder says it is yet to see impact of war in Middle East
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NewsNew homes must be built with on-site renewable energy generation and heat pumps from 2028, government says
Future Homes and Buildings Standard will come into force from March 2027 but with an 12-month transition period
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NewsBellway to build more homes than expected this year but warns on impact of Middle East war
Housebuilder adds supply chain disruption has been heightened because of conflict
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NewsGovernment reveals names of seven new towns it plans to press ahead with
MHCLG announces it will back seven settlements, down from the 12 recommended by the new town’s taskforce
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NewsFive firms sign maintenance contracts worth a total of £1bn with Guinness
£500m turnover housing association announces winners of planned mainteance work
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NewsPlan for 2,000-home garden village on former green belt land in Tameside approved
Godley Green Garden Village will be developed by joint venture consisting of Barratt Redrow, Homes England and Lloyds
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NewsLondon council looking for new partners to redevelop 1960s housing estate
Southwark council votes to swap Notting Hill Genesis for replacement in order to speed up Aylesbury Estate regeneration
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NewsReeves pledges £2.3bn to remove ‘roadblocks’ to regeneration with three-quarters of the money going to the north
Chancellor also promises ‘roadmap’ for fiscal devolution to regions by autumn and vows to tackle geographical imbalances
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NewsCouncillors give green light for 13,000 more homes at Barking Riverside
JV consisting of L&Q and the Greater London Authority secures permission for extra homes at huge east London site
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NewsVistry appoints former media company executive as chair
Rob Woodward will succeed Greg Fitzgerald from May
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NewsReform UK names ex-interim chair of Homes England as housing and infrastructure spokesperson
Simon Dudley also previously chaired Ebbsfleet Development Corporation
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NewsNHF and G15 back call for new shared ownership staircasing model to unlock up to £33bn for HAs
Sector bodies endorse Southern Housing’s new subsidised ‘staircasing’ mortgage proposal, describing it as a ‘win-win’ for housebuilding and homebuyers that ’would not stoke house prices’
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FeaturesA new era for regeneration: Housing Forum’s Alex Notay on funding models, patient capital and the future of placemaking
As pressures mount across planning, funding and delivery, Housing Forum CEO and Regen Connect advisory panellist Alex Notay outlines why the sector must step beyond traditional silos to unlock regeneration at scale. Carl Brown reports
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NewsProfit up at Vistry as Greg Fitzgerald announces retirement
But turnover falls due to market “challenges” and pre-Budget uncertainty, says housebuidling giant
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News‘Stop and think when speaking to rivals,’ CMA warns housebuilders
Executive director of watchdog urges industry to follow new guidance