All Housing articles – Page 283
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FeaturesSleeping beauty awakes: the St Pancras Midland Grand hotel
The fairy-tale castle that is the Midland Grand hotel has been asleep for a very long time. Now the arrival of the Eurostar has roused it, and it is once again to become the most stylish address in London
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UK attacks EU plan to force on-site energy generation
Associations lobby against directive that would force buildings to create their own energy by 2019
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NewsCrest turnover to fall by one-third in 2009
Stephen Stone, chief executive of Crest Nicholson, has said the recession will slash turnover by a third in 2009
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HCA's £100m council home initiative attracts first bidders
Local authorities are lining up to bid for a £100m government scheme to fund 900 council homes
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NewsGalliford Try to enter Qatar
Contractor/housebuilder to branch out into Middle East to offset downturn and hopes to start first project this year
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NewsMayor agrees affordable home targets with 21 London boroughs
Boris Johnson's housing adviser says deal is 'real achievement', but admits not all of 50,000 target will be new build
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NewsMortgage lending drops 9%
Council of Mortgage Lenders warns it is too early to spot pattern of recovery for housing market
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NewsMansell wins £18m student housing contract
Two blocks in south-east London will include 102 modular units and 128 traditionally constructed ones
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NewsMJ Gleeson warns of further writedowns in 2009
Housebuilders says there is no sign of improvement in the market and does not expect revenue of second half of year to exceed first half
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NewsA new way of life: Creating a built to let market
Owning your own home is considered the ultimate goal in Britain, but now is an opportunity to create a private rental sector to boost the housing sector and encourage social mobility
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NewsSeize the day
Tempting big investors to put cash into private rental property has never succeeded in the past. But if we act quickly, says Matthew Cutts, the government’s plan may just work
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Pathfinders to cut housing targets in light of recession
The bodies running the government’s £2.2bn housing market renewal initiative are being forced to scale back plans because of the recession, the Audit Commission has said
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NewsSpa turn: Bermondsey Spa regeneration
Willmott Dixon’s social housing arm Inspace has been named preferred bidder on the Bermondsey Spa regeneration project in Southwark, south London
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NewsSavills joint venture plans £250m rented homes fund
Consultant and housing association A2 Dominion join forces to bid for HCA private rental scheme
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Planning applications: April 2009
Projects at detailed planning stage rose slightly in all regions apart from Wales and the North
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NewsKier hopeful of housing upturn next year
Contractor notes easing in market conditions despite continuing downward price pressure
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NewsBarratt rules out imminent rights issue
Housebuilder quashes speculation about plans to ask investors for cash in the immediate future
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NewsRedrow dusts off housing sites as market revives
Work to restart on selected sites in response to stabilisation of UK housing sales
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NewsNew buyer enquiries hit 10-year high
RICS data shows more than four in 10 surveyors saw enquiries rise in April
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NewsGalliford Try buys failed firm's housing assets
Contractor pays £7m for five housebuilding sites belonging to Wright Group, which recently went into administration