All Housing articles – Page 280
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NewsHealey unveils plans for more 'user-friendly' sustainability code
Housing minister to update Code for Sustainable Homes in line with latest zero-carbon policy
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NewsShortlist for second round of Kickstart revealed
Spending shifts to HomeBuy Direct as HCA struggles to unblock stalled schemes
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NewsHouse prices rise despite increase in property supply
RICS says rising buyer enquiries are continuing to push up house prices
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NewsConnaught wins £250m Norwich contract
Services provider says it is benefiting frompublic sector drive to cut costs and outsource services
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NewsHouse prices set to stall next year
Rightmove figures show second consecutive month of falling prices and says post-election with be a 'more challenging period'
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NewsHousing body warns over Tory plan to 'give veto to Nimbys'
National Housing Federation expresses concern over proposal to require 90% local support for new rural homes
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NewsHousing order growth bucks overall 5% decline
Figures reveal rise of 15% in private commercial orders despite drop in construction orders in last quarter
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Berkeley goes to market
Berkeley Group has said there is an “increased number of land opportunities” coming to market
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FeaturesOpen-plan flats: Opening up
There’s pent-up demand for open-plan flats, but fire safety rules make it difficult for them to get approval. Giving designers a set of templates to follow that include sprinklers and enhanced detection systems could be the answer
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NewsPre-Budget report points to more money for construction … but a much bigger fall
Brickonomics: Assessing what the chancellor's plans may mean for the industry
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NewsHouse prices rise for fifth month in a row
Halifax index shows 8.5% increase in price of UK homes since April low point
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NewsHCA to increase upfront grant for affordable housing
Move by Homes and Communities Agency is an attempt to meet housing targets by end of financial year
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NewsAbbey returns to profit
Housebuilding division of Anglo-Irish group contributes to £3.7m pre-tax profit but plant hire business makes a loss
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NewsBellway's reservations up 51%
Trading update shows improvement for the four months to end of November on last year mainly in south England
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NewsOptimistic Berkeley buys 12 sites in six months
Housebuilder’s chair Tony Pidgley says there are signs of stabilization in London and South-east market
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Galliford Try buys Cornwall housebuilder for £200,000
Galliford Try has bought Cornwall-based housebuilder Rosemullion Homes for £200,000
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NewsStreet’s ahead
Cabe has called Lime Tree Square in Street, Somerset, “among the best housing designed this century.” The development, by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, was among 36 presented with a Building for Life 2009 award by the design watchdog and the Home Builders Federation
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Eco-towns round two begins
The government has unveiled a list of nine potential eco-towns for the second wave of the scheme, and has released £5m to councils to work up plans for the developments
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Trading Standards drawn into Berkeley ‘mis-selling’ row
Former customers file complaint after developer demands damages for failed sales completions
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Pidgley: Housebuilders don’t know what the elderly need
Tony Pidgley, chair of Berkeley Homes, delivered a damning critique this week of the quality of retirement housing in the UK and lent his support to the idea of councils building the homes as part of section 106 agreements