All Housing articles – Page 345
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NewsBuilding ‘brand zero’
Just as housebuilders have realised how horribly soon the 2016 deadline for zero-carbon homes is approaching, the government is moving on to the even more problematic non-residential sector. But how feasible is a zero-carbon built environment? David Strong has some words of caution, while overleaf we analyse the report that ...
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NewsNew private sector body to lead drive towards zero-carbon
The government is to set up a private sector body to drive the move to zero-carbon housing by 2016.
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NewsHousing stats: New-build sales and completions in March 2008
This month’s data reveals that private housing starts are down almost 40% on last year
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FeaturesThink 08: a taster
Think 08 will take place at the ExCeL centre London on 7-8 May. Here’s a taster of some of the firms that will be taking part.
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NewsStock Woolstencroft offers colourful view of the Olympics
Stock Woolstencroft-designed scheme for Telford Homes will overlook Olympic park
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Chris Horn launches affordable housing developer
Former head of Elephant & Castle scheme starts up ENTER Homes firm to develop affordable housing for Londoners
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NewsGrowing hemp houses in Three Gardens
The last nut and bolt are tightened on ground breaking eco-friendly housing scheme in Suffolk
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NewsGrove Village Manchester
Watch how local residents and a Grove Village consortium transformed a no-go Manchester estate into Building's PFI Project of the Year
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Borrowing set to fall further, say mortgage lenders
Slight monthly rise in March bucks overall downward trend of mortgage lending
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Profits warning knocks Taylor Wimpey shares
Shares lose 5% of value after housebuilder warns deepening market crisis will hit profits
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Leeds housebuilder goes into administration
Credit crunch and lack of consumer confidence is blamed by administrator KPMG
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NewsNothing up our sleeves …
The fallout from Northern Rock has led to fear and mistrust in the housing market. So Barratt has decided to establish a more transparent relationship between itself and lenders, says Mark Clare
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How do you solve a problem like sustainability
Sustainability is the subject of the first survey of the Regenerate Leaders, our think-tank of regeneration’s top executives. What emerges is that the industry is eager to act, but desperate for a clearer lead from government on the most joined-up, sensible and effective way to do so.
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Archive TitlesWhat’s working - Family housing
Family living has come back on the agenda as the market turns its back on apartments. So architects and developers have to crack the problem of making the family house comply with urban density standards and be attractive enough for a family to want to live there. Josephine Smit ...
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A way through the downturn
Private housebuilders, reeling from the credit crunch, are looking for ways to get them through the worst of the crisis. And as Mark Leftly explains, they are turning to a rather unlikely source of support: the affordable housing market
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NewsCallcutt: Government is ignoring my report
The man charged with reviewing the economics and delivery of housing supply has heard nothing from ministers since publishing his findings
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Archive TitlesBlinded by eco-bling
Rather than get too excited by whizzy green technology for new homes, we should focus our efforts on the 21 million houses built before 1980. But will homeowners be ready to make the effort?
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NewsCode for Sustainable Homes: Sometimes things aren't as green as they seem
Here’s a riddle: how do you build homes that emit more carbon dioxide than your rivals’ yet still achieve a higher Code for Sustainable Homes rating? Simple, says Chloe Stothart: go electric
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HBF revises code of conduct to help lenders
New measures to ensure greater transparency for mortgage lenders on new build houses
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Industry hits back after Eddie Shah calls builders lazy
Berkeley boss rebuts criticism of UK construction workers by media magnate turned housebuilder