All Housing articles – Page 312
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Features
Rising damp
Manchester-born developer Urban Splash made its name building funky flats for trendy Northerners but the current climate hasn’t suited its business model. Muireann Bolger examines how it’s keeping its head above water
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NewsBellway fears death of HBOS will muzzle mortgage lending
Britain’s third biggest housebuilder worries housing slump will continue as profit plummets 85%
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NewsHousing agency chair hits out at government inaction
The government must help housebuilding now by buying up development land, says Robert Napier
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NewsAccordia is first housing scheme to win Stirling prize
Feilden Clegg Bradley praised by Home Builders Federation for ‘high-quality design’
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Developers rush to participate in £300m buyer loan scheme
More than 100 developers and housing associations have submitted formal expressions of interest for a new £300m government scheme to bolster the housing market.
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New funding to tackle skills shortages
Government pledges £93m for training in selected sectors, including housing and FM
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NewsBeckett pledges to support housing sector
First speech as housing minister acknowledges scale of problem and seeks ideas from the industry
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NewsHouse prices to fall by up to 10%, MPs told
But top economist says market will stabilise next year
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NewsTaylor Wimpey appointment may bring forward refinancing deal
Christopher Rickard's banking experince could prove catalyst to talks
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NewsFMB survery shows fall in construction workload
All sectors of building industry are suffering, but private sector housing is hardest hit
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NewsEarly trading boosts construction industry stocks
Barratt, Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon among the risers as confidence returns to the markets
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NewsMortgage lending down 63% on last year
Council of Mortgage Lenders says only 42,200 house purchase loans made in August
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NewsLondoners wait over a decade for social housing, says report
Housing Corporation study finds two out of three families in temporary accommodation live in the capital
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NewsHousing sales plummet to lowest level in 30 years
Agents sold less than a property a week on average last month, says RICS
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NewsBellway reports 29% drop in profits and writedowns of £131m
Housebuilders feels effects of 'unprecedented swift change in housing market'
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NewsBuild second homes, planners told
Government advisers say include second homes in new housing numbers or risk a housing shortfall
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NewsHedge fund ditches UK housebuilders
Toscafund sells stake in Taylor Wimpey and could be mystery seller behind large transaction in Redrow shares
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NewsHenley Rise eco-homes in South Yorkshire
Timber-framed family home scheme claims to have the largest solar power array in the country
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NewsAccordia becomes first housing scheme to win RIBA Stirling prize
Feilden Clegg Bradley's surprise win shows 'volume house builders can deliver high quality architecture', say RIBA judges
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NewsUK-GBC: Homeowners must see insulation payback
Report calls for funding mechanisms, training, government commitment and legislation to meet domestic 2050 CO2 targets