Housing News – Page 27
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NewsUp to 125,000 planned London homes face major delays due to two staircase rule
Analysis by LSH and Connells says fire safety rules for high-rises could ’completely mothball’ nearly 250 schemes
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NewsJoint venture stops work on estate rebuild due to second staircase uncertainty
Pairing of Wates and Havering council the latest to run into problems over planned rules
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NewsBarratt chair admits making inappropriate comment to CBI staff member
John Allan denies further allegations
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NewsTaylor Wimpey fined £480,000 for polluting Welsh river
Evidence of silt being discharged into rivers was found on a number of occasions in 2021
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NewsJobs to go as L&G prepares to shut flagship modular housing factory in wake of £170m losses
Insurance giant to make ’majority’ of staff redundant and cease new production at business
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NewsBarratt to hit reduced volume numbers as sales recover
But UK’s biggest housebuilder says sales per site per week still 30% down on last year
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NewsBerkeley begins legal challenge after housing secretary’s refusal of planning for homes on ‘design grounds’
Firm to challenge Gove’s ruling to turn down ‘generic’ Kent scheme last month
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NewsAnother housebuilder signs cladding contract leaving three to put pen to paper
Housing secretary has threatened to use legal powers on those who don’t ink contract
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NewsLabour will bring back mandatory housing targets, Starmer says
Party aiming for 70% home ownership amid rumours Sunak will revive Help to Buy later this year
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NewsTaylor Wimpey cutting 450 roles as firm confirms volumes this year will be down a third
Housebuilder says market strengthening but continues to predict sharp drop in completions
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NewsPersimmon build rate tumbles as firm hangs onto cash
But firm says improving trading conditions mean completions this year will be at top end of previous estimate
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NewsBosses of Taylor Wimpey and Vistry latest housebuilding figures to criticise government
Jennie Daly and Greg Fitzgerald voice concern over policy
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NewsPersimmon joins £70m investment into modular housebuilder TopHat
Insurance firm Aviva also ploughs money into start-up
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NewsClarion wants suppliers for £50m asbestos work
10 year deal covers housing association’s properties across England
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NewsBig names picked to design 5,000-home Cambridge neighbourhood
Kjellander Sjöberg, Haworth Tompkins, Alison Brooks Architects, Bell Phillips and Feilden Fowles appointed for 48ha development in city’s north east
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NewsSouthampton council seeks affordable housing providers to join £120m development framework
Council seeks to build 8,000 affordable homes by 2040
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NewsWatkin Jones ‘meeting margin targets’ as it seeks to recover from profit slump
BTR and student housing specialist reports strong appetite for forward funding