All Housing articles – Page 255
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NewsNew standards could add £10k to new homes
Home Builders' Federation hits out at HCA's proposed rules on quality and space
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NewsTories to pass social housing funds directly to mayors
Areas with elected leaders would bypass HCA in major shake-up, which could extend to all councils
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Features
What it costs: Flooring
Level access showers can improve quality of life for disabled users. Peter Mayer of BLP Insurance looks at the design options and lifecycle costs for retrofitting them into existing floors
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Boris relents on ‘hobbit homes’
London mayor Boris Johnson is set to backtrack from a threat to ban all new homes from having windows in only one wall after uproar from housebuilders over the impact on build costs
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Housing Stats: New build sales and completions in February 2010
Completions are down slightly from last year, but private registrations have shot up more than 100%
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NewsDarling offers pre-election 'new deal' to housebuilders
Chancellor commits to slashing regulatory costs of housebuilding, but remains quiet on spending cuts
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NewsLink between poor housing and tuberculosis highlighted
Initiative aims to improve health by delivering better housing in London borough of Brent
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NewsHealey to reveal 'new deal' for housebuilders
Government will clamp down on councils that refuse to release land for housebuilding
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FeaturesCost model update: Small projects
In this latest update, Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon reviews the capital costs of primary schools, social housing and small industrial buildings
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NewsOFT withdraws support for housebuilder code of conduct
Competition body is ‘no longer part of equation’ because of £15,000 cap on dispute resolution
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NewsPidgley put off by Noho Square asking price
Berkeley boss admits he has looked at central London site but won’t “pay telephone numbers”
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NewsMiller Group stays in red with £72.4m loss
Housebuilder and contractor remains optimistic despite 25% fall in turnover
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NewsHome loans halve in January
Dramatic drop in number and value of loans blamed on December sales surge
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NewsPrivate equity firm 3i runs the rule over Connaught
Sources confirm 3i has looked at takeover but no deal is imminent
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Legal & General backs away from private rental initiative
Insurer will not invest hundreds of millions in £5bn scheme after Treasury fails to guarantee returns
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NewsLloyds bank to buy stake in United House
Private equity arm of bank close to agreeing deal that will see chairman exit
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NewsHealey reveals green revamp for planning rules
Housing minister to invest £10m in improving skills, back second wave of eco-towns and overhaul three planning policies
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NewsHousebuyers return after cold snap
Rise in new buyer enquiries is being outstripped by increase in housing supply, say surveyors
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NewsKickstart round two unlocks over 5,000 new homes
Almost £83m will boost affordable housing provision and create apprenticeship places
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NewsBovis Homes posts £4.8m pre-tax profit
Housebuilder overcomes last year's £78.7m pre-tax loss on the back of £281.5m turnover