All Housing articles – Page 278
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More decent homes
Inspace, Willmott Dixon’s social housing arm, has been awarded a £1.8m contract by Berneslai Homes to bring 202 homes up to the Decent Homes standard in South Yorkshire.
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South-west delay
The government will delay the South-west spatial strategy for the second time, after the High Court ruled that it did not carry out an adequate strategic environmental assessment in May.
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Lib Dems for housing
The Liberal Democrats have pledged to increase investment in new social housing and bring every social home up to the Decent Homes standard within two years if they come into power.
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Enfield refurbished
The London mayor and the Homes and Communities Agency have agreed £54.4m funding to refurbish more than 400 homes in Enfield
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England 'short of million homes'
Report co-authored by ex-Barratt boss reveals how a financial crisis is becoming a housing crisis
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Major lenders return to social housing sector
Dexia and Lloyds are among banks seeking competitive deals as lending periods treble
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Net lending positive
Net lending turned positive for the first eight months of 2009, totalling £5.5bn
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NewsPut money in their purses
Allowing councils to pocket the taxes from the sale of new homes would ensure they are much more supportive of development
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NewsBacklog of million homes by 2010 predicted
Report warns of 150,000-home supply gap this year as production hits 80-year low
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NewsBrown pledges £1bn for growing businesses
Prime minister stresses importance of green economy as he announces plan to set up national investment corporation
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NewsCouncils invited to bid for 1,200 homes cash
Housing minister announces plans to create 3,000 more apprentices as council home funding is released
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NewsHousing minister considers retro-fitting programme
John Healey in talks with climate change secretary on how to improve energy performance of existing homes
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NewsActivity fall may signpost 'double dipper' recession
Survey by business analyst Experian charts decline in all sectors of construction
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NewsKerslake: 'HCA plays role in every housing scheme'
Chief executive reveals agency will directly fund half homes built in March 2011
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NewsHousing associations forced to employ apprentices
Housing minister announces plan to provide work for local labour and trainees on government-funded schemes
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Consultation on sustainability code delayed until end of year
The consultation on the Code for Sustainable Homes 2010 has been delayed from October until the end of the year, leading some housebuilders to call for it to be scrapped
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NewsThere's still room for flats
The trend for smaller and smaller urban flats wasn’t the answer to the UK’s housing needs, but then, neither is a return to just building traditional family homes
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NewsGreen Gorton
This development of 530 units in West Gorton, east Manchester, designed by Hamiltons Architects for housebuilder Braidwater, is set to restart in the autumn following a pick up in demand
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HCA to lure institutional investors to social housing
Housing agency to set up system that will allow private backers to build and manage schemes
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NewsMarina's needle
Aedas’ 516m-high Pentominium in Dubai Marina is set to be the tallest residential building in the world