All Housing articles – Page 343
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NewsLighting control
MK Electric has enhanced its Aspect DSC lighting control system with the launch of a two-channel version.
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Heating controllers
Dimplex has developed a rotary radio frequency controller and receiver for controlling electric heating appliances in the home, thereby minimising energy waste.
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NewsHouse doctor: Smarten yourself up with intelligent homes
Intelligent homes are no longer the preserve of the wealthy or the technocratic. To prove it, Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg runs through the five steps to consider when installing home automation systems
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NewsMultiroom entertainment
Multiroom entertainment systems specialist Opus Technologies has launched the WCU600, a fully customisable touchscreen keypad that can be used to control its Opus 500 whole-house music and video system, as well as other smart home products.
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Housing slump leads EP to lower housing targets
The government’s regeneration agency is to lower its housing targets in the light of the current housing slump.
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NewsHeating sensors
Radiant Control has introduced the Kanmor 084e discreet heating sensor, which it says is the first that can be hidden from view in plaster or plasterboard.
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Report: Public sector ‘not the safety net people think it is’
Public sector construction work will not be enough to offset the decline in private sector spend over the next two years, research has revealed.
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NewsCall to protect homeowners from sale-and-leaseback hard sell
CIH demands government regulation to prevent targeting of vulnerable homeowners, alongside mortgage rescue scheme
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NewsHow Sir Howard Bernstein plans to regenerate Blackpool
The new chair of ReBlackpool talks to Chloe Stothart about reviving the fortunes of the seaside resort
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NewsUK homes target needs more local sensitivity
Report says target for 3 million homes is unsophisticated enough to meet local economic challenges
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NewsBarratt shares jump on bank deal
Housebuilder close to refinancing deal as it confirms 1,200 jobs will go
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NewsLondon mayor plans 50,000 affordable homes
Boris Johnson scraps London-wide 50% affordable housing target in favour of individual targets for different boroughs
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NewsHousing Corporation promotes free low-energy light bulb offer
Corporation writes to housing associations to encourage participation in scheme giving away free bulbs to tenants
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NHF slams LibDem plan to buy up unsold homes
National Housing Federation objects that most privately built housing would not meet social housing standards
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NewsInterserve group to build £200m Thames Gateway water scheme
Contractors named to build east London desalination plant accused of being a pollutant
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NewsRedrow slashes more jobs and closes two offices
Housebuilder responds to market collapse as reservations fall 55% over past six months
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NewsBovis Homes cuts workforce by 40%
Housebuilder announces more job cuts as completions fall 35% in first half of year
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NewsSelected councils to offer one-stop housing advice
Minister names first wave of 12 local authorities to receive £350,000 to develop an integrated housing advice service
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Mortgage lending in May down 44%
Council of Mortgage Lenders says lending levels significantly lower than last year's figures
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NewsWhat slump? Barratt starts work on 2,000-home scheme
Developer begins construction on PKS Architects project in Canada Water, London, despite pressures of housing downturn