All Housing articles – Page 348
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NewsBellway boss denies £1.3bn Redrow takeover rumours
John Watson says talk of Bellway targeting smaller rival is 'press speculation'
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Merton Rule pioneer leaves council for architect’s firm
One of the inventors of the controversial Merton Rule has been poached from Merton council by a small planning and architecture firm.
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Government to consult on affordable housing options
Minister signals consultation on Community Land Trusts to lower cost of homes
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Housing reservations down by two thirds
Spring selling season evaporates as confidential HBF report reveals same level of reservations as in January
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NewsCABE ‘light touch’ review finally launched
DCMS and CLG appoint Richard Parnaby as head of review nine months after it was announced in Housing Green Paper
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NewsHousebuilder posts loss after selling no homes
AIM-listed Wren reports turnover of just £84,000 after failing to sell a single home in last six months
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Royal Doulton factory to be redeveloped
St Modwen seeks planning approval for mixed-use scheme at Potteries factory
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NewsSupermarkets to face tougher planning rules
Chains will not be unable to build in areas where they have a monopoly of stores under new recommendations
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LandSec JV buys Harlow expansion site for nine-figure sum
Up to 16,000 homes could be built on the 970ha site in joint venture with housing association Places for People
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NewsHouse prices suffer first annual fall in 12 years
Nationwide says price of typical house is 1% lower than in April 2007
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NewsHouse prices fall 0.9% over last year
Prices in April are down 0.9% on the same month last year according to Hometrack
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Barratt hires ex-tobacco man as non-exec director
Mark Rolfe, former finance director at Gallaher, will join the firm this week
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Chelsea football boss to build Britain's priciest home
Russian billionaire and football club owner Roman Abramovich submits plans for opulent £150m Knightsbridge home
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Family of dead woman calls for carbon monoxide alarms
Police and HSE investigate death of 26 year old killed by carbon monoxide in Barratt home
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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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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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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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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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Small builders feel the chill as housing market evaporates
Construction workloads have fallen to their lowest levels since spring 2006, according to figures from the Federation of Master Builders.
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NewsThe UK's first code level five homes
The new flats in Mid Street in the sleepy village of South Nutfield might not look like anything to scare the horses, but in fact they are quietly revolutionary. Alex Smith takes a trip to the country to see the UK’s first code-level-five sustainable homes