All Housing articles – Page 342
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NewsCastleford unveils its redesigned underpass
Town centre gets a new landscape public space as part of a regeneration scheme
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NewsRoger Humber and Chris Millington: where do housebuilders go from here?
Roger Humber of the House Builders Association and Chris Millington of Numis Securities look at what the future holds for housebuilders.
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NewsSlump in residential land prices hits St Modwen
Regeneration group posts £20m pre-tax loss for first half of year
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'Grim prospects' force closure of Hips provider
HIP Facilities Group and subsidiary HIP Payment Services are closing down due to uncertain political outlook and housing slump
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NewsMinister guarantees flood insurance for homeowners
Mortage lenders welcome agreement between insurers and floods minister Phil Woolas
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NewsWork stops on £200m Leeds tower
Developer KW Linfoot says work will resume on the 55-storey Lumiere when market conditions improve
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NewsTaylor Wimpey seeks private equity rescue
Housebuilder in plans to sell one-third of company; HBF reveals net reservations below zero, Persimmon, Bovis and Redrow reveal scale of redundancies
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Taylor Wimpey seeks private equity rescue as sector’s job losses pass 6,000
Housebuilder in plans to sell one-third of company. Net reservations fall below zero. Persimmon, Bovis and Redrow reveal scale of redundancies
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Chase Norton forced to sack 107 after financial troubles
Chase Norton Construction has made 107 of its 123 staff redundant after falling into administration last week.
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Planning applications: June 2008
Applications have risen by some 180 projects in London and the South-east over the past month
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Pidgley defends £31m bonus
Tony Pidgley, Berkeley Group’s chief executive, has defended his decision to award himself a £31m bonus amid one of the housebuilding sector’s worst fortnights in recent years.
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NewsBoris ditches Ken’s 50% affordable target
Boris Johnson is formally to drop Ken Livingstone’s 50% affordable housing target as part of an end-to-end review of the London Plan, to begin this week.
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NewsWinning combinations – Housing Design Awards winners from the past 60 years
To commemorate its Diamond Jubilee, the Housing Design Awards revisited award-winning developments of the past 60 years, looking for those that, in particular, excelled as sustainable buildings. Martin Spring brings you the six winners. Photographs by Tim Crocker
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NewsHome truths: Assistive technology
Technological advances are being harnessed by care homes to allow elderly or disabled residents a greater degree of independence
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Court beckons for Cotswoldgate bosses
The former directors of Cotswoldgate moved a step closer to facing legal action for wrongful trading after the administrator of the collapsed housebuilder confirmed to creditors his intention to liquidate the company.
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Eco-towns under threat as more bidders withdraw
Two developers pull out of schemes and another two consider their options
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Cable management
Mita Cable Management Specialists has introduced two new ranges of cable management systems to complement its existing product range.
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CCTV cameras
Dallmeier has launched the DesignCams range of CCTV cameras, which are available with more than 50 finishes, ranging from stone and wood-effect, to animal print and carbon fibre.
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FeaturesWe did it our way - Charettes
Charrettes are the new face of collaborative planning, bringing together artists, architects and town planners to thrash out a development plan for an area. But do they work?
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NewsSmart meters: technology for housebuilders to monitor energy consumption
Housebuilders have been sluggish in picking up on new technology that allows suppliers and consumers to monitor energy consumption in the home. But studies show they have clear benefits