All Housing articles – Page 310
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Crunch talks to save £450m Thames bridge
Councils in east London are lobbying the government to reinstate plans for a £450m bridge over the Thames just weeks after it was axed by the capital’s mayor, writes Joey Gardiner.
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NewsHousing association in talks to rescue Olympic village
Lend Lease’s developer role hangs on a deal with Southern Housing Group
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Urgent bank talks over social landlord rescues
New sector regulator worried stricter lending will prevent troubled housing associations being saved
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NewsRivals' discounts may force writedowns at Bellway
Housebuilder warns of possible portfolio revaluations in January, blaming discounting at other firms
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NewsBovis Homes and Urban Splash announce more job cuts
Bovis Homes will make up to 200 redundant while Urban Splash is to lay off staff in its northern contracting arm
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NewsNew housing agency to boost infrastructure funds
Homes and Communities Agency sets out its investment plans
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NewsUK's largest PFI housing upgrade completed
First stage of Islington refurbishment scheme finishes
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NewsTelford Homes in the black despite tough market
But housebuilder scraps interim dividend after making only small profit in ‘difficult’ conditions
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NewsHomebuying discount urged for ‘good’ council tenants
Think tank wants ‘positive’ behaviour rewarded by extra help in buying council home
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NewsTenants should look for work or lose their homes, says report
Conservative think tank says giving council housing to the needy has created ghettos
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NewsHomes and Communities Agency opens for business
New super-agency headed by Bob Kerslake has a budget of £17.4bn over next three years
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NewsBeckett's speech: 'Long-term future rather than announcements'
Havering council's leader Michael White reacts to Margaret Beckett's speech at the Thames Gateway Forum
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News'Housing agency grasping the nettle of the Thames Gateway'
Valli van Zijl, regeneration director at Southern Housing Group, comments at the Thames Gateway Forum
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NewsTories: 'Regional bodies should not impose [housebuilding] targets'
Shadow Thames Gateway minister Stewart Jackson on regional housing targets and incentives for councils to build
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NewsHouse prices fall 8% in a year
Housing market survey finds average property price down 8.1% in past 12 months
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NewsHi-vis kilts keep Scots builders safe
St Andrew's Day is celebrated with unusual safety kit by Connaught workers refurbishing Glasgow homes
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NewsCrest Nicholson forced to shed another 20% of staff
Refinancing deal drives housebuilder to close three offices in massive restructure
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FeaturesPerfidious Weymouth: Portland's 2012 Olympic sailing story
It doesn’t bode well. The first venue to be completed for the 2012 Olympics should have been a regeneration triumph, but instead the sailing facilities on the Dorset island of Portland have sparked resentment among the locals and a grudge against a neighbouring town. Michael Willoughby headed to the south ...
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NewsHomes and Communities Agency: Quite an entrance
Get out the champagne … On Monday, the long-awaited housing superagency finally opens for business. Joey Gardiner considers the bedraggled legacy of English Partnerships, an organisation Rouse fears will turn up to the new body’s opening night with ‘its clothes tattered and its lipstick smudged …’
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Report urges Labour to turn back clock on planning reform
Housing minister welcomes proposals to review recent changes to requirements