All Housing articles – Page 256
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NewsHomes built reaches record low
Government figures show number of new homes built is down 23% on the previous year
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NewsBerkeley to launch second private rental fund
Pidgley says 300 home fund to bid for new high-rent social housing cash
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NewsHousing cuts: Funding to drop 75%
Budget for social housing over the next four years will be reduced to £2bn
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NewsShapps on scrapping of Cabe
Housing minister confirms DCMS and communties department both to withdraw funding
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NewsEco town hit by MoD cut to Welsh training camp
Whitehill Borden vows to press ahead despite uncertainty over development site
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NewsTelford sees no mortgage improvement for two years
East London housebuilder says trading in line with expectations
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NewsBellway warns sales volume flat in 2011
Housebuilder returns to profit but cautions on “uncertain” outlook
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NewsAffordable housing funding to halve
National Housing Federation claims spending review will see housebuilding grind to a halt in the south
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NewsHomeowners put up asking prices in October
Rightmove survey shows usual autumn trend of rising asking prices despite worsening mortgage availability
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NewsGalliford Try appoints Segro boss Ian Coull as chairman
Coull is leaving Segro and will succeed current chairman David Calerley next July
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NewsBarratt boss pockets £568k bonus despite firm’s £163m loss
The total pay package of Mark Clare, Barratt’s chief executive, shot up by more than two-thirds this year, despite the firm making a £163m loss.
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NewsCredit crunch returns as lenders turn away buyers
Redrow’s Steve Morgan warns of ’nosedive’ as lending falls and tighter mortgage rules loom
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Biomass boiler
Woodpecker is this month launching a 150kW biomass boiler suitable for public and commercial buildings as well as housing associations.
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Wood pellet boilers
Windhager’s VarioWIN wood pellet boiler is now available with a compact 45 litre balance tank which brings the output down to 1kW to suit low energy demand buildings such as homes.
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FeaturesEco co-housing schemes: Give it a spin
The UK has begun experimenting with co-housing schemes that aim to slash emissions while encouraging a more sustainable lifestyle - as you can imagine, communal washing machines that run on harvested rainwater are de rigueur
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Hot water cylinders for heat pumps
McDonald Engineers says it has become the first UK manufacturer to launch an off-the-shelf hot water cylinder specifically designed to work with heat pump technology.The ECOflow unvented cylinder for heat pumps is a response to the growing demand the firm is receiving from heat pump installers for an off-the-shelf product ...
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NewsLondon to get one-person flats
Housebuilders in London are likely to be allowed to build one-person microflats, the Greater London Authority told a public inquiry into the London Plan this week.
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Mechanical ventilation with heat recovery
Total Home Environment has launched the Genvex GES Energy heat recovery ventilation system which it says surpasses the best practice performance targets set by the Energy Saving Trust as part of Appendix Q in SAP calculations - which show compliance with Building Regulations.
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High-performance windows
Idealcombi has developed the Futura+ range of high- performance windows to meet Part L of the Building Regulations.