All Housing articles – Page 313
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Planning applications: October 2008
Another thin month, with only regeneration specialist Centros and Taylor Wimpey passing £100m
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NewsODA thwarted in battle over 2012 media centre legacy
Freeholder blocks plan to save millions of pounds by extending lease on ailing £385m project
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NewsRDAs could speed up £4bn lifeline for small firms
Trade body in talks with ministers over using regional agencies to deliver critical EU funds
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FeaturesNo nimbys here: will Tory councils accept their party's housing policy?
The Conservatives want to give local councils more power to plan development for their areas. But given that so many Tories – especially in the South – are fighting proposed housing schemes, why should housebuilders believe their plans will work? By Muireann Bolger
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FeaturesOlympic legacy: lowering the bar again
First, the Olympic village was downsized by 1,300 homes. Now, the media centre is likely to be replaced by a ‘mixture of temporary and permanent facilities’. Whatever happened to the 2012 legacy? Joey Gardiner investigates
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CommentBest buys for the taxpayer
Now we’re all Keynesians again, public money is going to be spent on stimulating demand. But in the case of social housing, what should it actually buy? Nick Raynsford has some suggestions
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NewsNot just for Christmas: The Sinclair Building
This scheme by developer Christian Sinclair is one of six to win a Building for Life award this year
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NewsChipperfield in China
This David Chipperfield-designed housing scheme in China has been completed.
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Housebuilding collapse deeper than nineties
Housebuilders’ operating margins have collapsed more dramatically than during the recession of the early nineties, the latest data from financial services firm BDO Stoy Hayward has revealed, writes Tom Bill.
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Features
What it costs: Insulated renders
Insulated render systems save energy and look good. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans sums up the variety of choices and highlights some topical issues and lifecycle costs
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Rackheath in line to be first eco-town
A new town proposed by a consortium of Norfolk councils has emerged as the frontrunner to be the first of the government’s eco-towns.
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Two-thirds more land needed to meet housing target
9,000 extra plots required each year as housebuilders abandon flats in favour of traditional houses
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NewsTime for the industry to regenerate
There are obviously difficult times ahead, but the launch of the HCA brings with it an opportunity for the regeneration sector to evolve
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NewsMigrants set to lose benefits
Social security to be restricted to British citizens under draft legislation.
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NewsBovis Homes warns of 40% fall in output
Housebuilder hit by plunging demand but says profit still on track to meet expectations
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NewsFMB defends government housebuilding targets
Builders slam MPs for questioning whether 3 million new homes are still needed
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NewsSocial housing keeps Mears finances solid
Results on track and group growing strongly, thanks to public sector client base
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NewsMPs hit out at government homes targets
Committee criticises pursuit of building new homes at expense of raising environmental standards
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NewsMortgage lending up in September
New approvals show first monthly rise in a year, but lending still nearly 50% down on last year
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Woking council to spend up to £300m on stalled sites
Surrey local authority pioneers scheme to purchase residential sites for social housing