All Housing articles – Page 316
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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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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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CommentOur obscene failure
The response of the housebuilding industry to the downturn is to stop building and cast off the very people it will need to help it recover. We have to be far more imaginative, says David Lock
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NewsMission possible: Gedling Mission Hall
Despite the credit crunch, Buxton Homes has recently started work on this £5m scheme by Weston Williamson Architects
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NewsMake homeowners pay for greener homes, says report
UK Green Building Council says homeowners should be forced to improve energy rating before selling
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News
Report predicts housebuilder takeovers
The housebuilding industry is set for a rash of takeovers as larger builders snap up smaller rivals in a bid to beat the financial turmoil.
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News
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