All Housing articles – Page 278
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NewsHouse price trends turn positive, reports Nationwide
Quarterly rate of change turns positive for first time in 18 months and annual decline slips into single figures
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NewsGovernment pledges £1.5bn to affordable homes
Investment over next two years aims to deliver 20,000 new homes and create 45,000 jobs
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FeaturesHouse prices stay steady in June
Values remain at May level thanks to restricted supply and rising demand, with sale volumes up 80% since January
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NewsPerrins replaces Pidgley as Berkeley boss
Finance director Rob Perrins takes over operational duties at housebuilder as Tony Pidgley becomes chairman
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NewsGovernment U-turn on Part L provokes industry fury
Plan to force homeowners to include eco measures in home improvements dropped at last minute
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NewsEven if they wanted to
Robin Hardy explains why mortgage lending will not, and cannot, return to anything close to 2007 levels
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FeaturesDan's Den: Libeskind goes flatpack
If you’ve got a couple of million euros you don’t know what to do with, why not buy your own Libeskind-designed house? Dan Stewart looks at what you get for your money
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Regeneration fund deadline may block bigger schemes
London mayor adviser warns 2011 completion date will rule out complex projects from Kickstart cash
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NewsThere'll always be Dalston
Plans to build 207 homes in Dalston, east London, have been given the go-ahead by Hackney council
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Norwich bags £7.5m from HCA
The government’s housing agency will plough £7.5m into new homes in Norwich as part of a deal with the city’s council
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Housing stats: New-build sales and completions in May 2009
May’s total registrations were up 9% on the previous month, but sales were down from May last year
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New home registration hits highest level since July 2008
The number of planned new homes has hit its highest level for nearly a year, new figures show
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NewsTelford Homes buys Clifford Contracting
East London housebuilder makes acquisition for £6.3m to improve cash flow
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NewsRepossession forecast downgraded by 15%
Trade association ups optimism as interest rate cuts make morgage payments more affordable
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News2012 affordable housing plans confirmed
ODA signs off £269m agreement with Triathlon Homes to turn athletes' village into low-cost homes
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NewsHome vendors cut asking prices again
Downward trend returns in June after five months of rises, says Rightmove
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NewsPlans to improve existing stock dropped from Part L proposals
Plan to make energy efficiency improvements compulsory when extending homes has been scrapped
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NewsTaylor Wimpey expects to start new work in autumn
Housebuilder is looking for land-buying opportunities, as it expects to see an increase in price of homes in second half of year
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Repairs matter most
A survey by the Tenant Service Authority has found 81% of social housing tenants think repairs are the most important thing for a landlord to get right
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NewsWhen the going gets tough
Rather than relaxing rules to bail out ailing schemes, now is the time to introduce clear design standards, so their cost is factored in when the market recovers