All Housing articles – Page 238
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Architects pessimistic as work gets harder to come by
Future Trends survey shows lack of confidence in the market
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NewsBarratt cuts losses to £4.6m
Mark Clare reports good start to 2011 but says long-term recovery depends on availability of mortgage finance
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NewsGalliford Try profits up 29%
Higher margins in the firm’s construction business boosted profits in the six months to 31 December 2010
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NewsFMB demands green budget for SMEs
Call for VAT cut and reduced stamp duty to meet government targets
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NewsGross mortgage lending down in January
Figures still represent first year-on-year rise since August
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NewsNew legal threat to localism plans
Campaigners say that payment of money to a council on receipt of a planning permission would be unlawful
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FeaturesHome truths: Localism and development
The government maintains that localism will boost development, but the latest planning figures show the exact opposite. Just how scared should developers be by this new political reality?
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CommentLocalism is a good thing for developers
Yes, the bill is ambitious but, if used correctly, could have a very positive effect on housing production
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NewsHousing plan to trigger cuts
Affordable rented housing reforms could mean cuts in development programmes of up to 75%
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FeaturesGreg Clark: Local hero
Greg Clark pretty much invented localism as a political idea, and now he’s the minister implementing it as a policy. But he’s adamant that he is genuinely pro-development and not the nimby champion we all fear
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CommentLocalism thinks small; we need the bigger picture
It’s all very well delivering small schemes but what about larger, infrastructure boosting developments?
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NewsHousebuilding at lowest level for 88 years
Government figures reveal completions at lowest level since 1923
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NewsRedrow buoyed by £8.5m half year profit
Housebuilder reports rising turnover and average selling prices as market recovers from winter freeze
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NewsBerkeley inks deal for £100m Crossrail station
Transport secretary Philip Hammond to confirm agreement this morning
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NewsIndustry wary of new affordable housing model
Fears as Homes and Communities Agency publishes Affordable Rent prospectus
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NewsMerger will see Cabe funding halved
Government will spend “under £3m” for two years as merger with Design Council confirmed
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NewsShapps confirms Cabe merger with Design Council
Wait is over as government confirms Cabe’s work will move across
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NewsEx Ujima and FWA West bosses face trial in March
The trial involving ex directors from FWA West, which Apollo acquired last year, will hear their pleas next month
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Cala Homes to appeal High Court decision over planning
Judgment means councils can let the abolition of regional strategies influence planning decisions
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Councils call on pension funds to provide social housing
London councils say pension funds and insurance companies could help make up housing shortfall