All Housing articles – Page 354
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NewsThe pearly Greengates
Social housing contractor Durkan has won a £10m contract to design and build a regeneration scheme on behalf of Tower Homes and the London Development Agency.
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Spanish housing market: The pain in Spain
The Spanish property market has collapsed, not only devastating the economy but also littering the coast with thousands of vacant properties. Is the UK housing market likely to suffer the same fate?
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Egan slams housebuilders for 'not trying'
Author of Rethinking Construction says that housebuilders did not try to improve their businesses during the 'nice decade'
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NewsHouse prices to fall 7% this year
Council of Mortgage Lenders revises forecasts from 1% growth to sharp downturn
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Housing estate too dangerous for cats, says charity
RSPCA vetos cat adoption after airgun attacks on estate pets
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NewsTaylor Wimpey to close 13 offices
Contractor feels the effects of housing downturn as it prepares to shed 600 jobs
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NewsRICS warns of 40% fall in house sales
Transaction volumes to slump as house prices drop 7% over this year and the next, but 90s property crash will not recur
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First Direct puts mortgages back on the market
Bank that sparked market alarm by closing doors on borrowers is ready to lend to new home loan customers again
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NewsUAE unveils ambitious masterplan for Abu Dhabi - images
Plans for emirate will see population triple to 3m over next 22 years
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NewsAnti-Hips Tory funded by property firms
Shadow housing minister Grant Shapps admits taking donations from estate agent and four other firms connected with property industry
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Chairman resigns at Leadbitter's Dutch parent
Guus Hoefsloot steps down after housing slump and rising costs hits Heijmans' profit
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NewsKier housing reservations fall 35%
Construction division performed strongly but group says housing market will determine whether profit expectations are met
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Housing starts fall by a quarter
Government reveals sharp decline in housing starts over last three months compared to last year
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NewsKier to regroup and launch £250m social housing drive
Chief executive John Dodds to rebalance housing division in response to ‘worst market for 30 years’
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First Base for 500-home scheme
Regeneration developer First Base has been appointed by Havering council as developer on a 500-home mixed-use scheme with Orion Land & Leisure.
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News80% of housing sites can’t meet zero carbon
Four out of five new housing sites will not be able to generate enough power on site to reach the government’s zero-carbon target, according to government advisers, writes Joey Gardiner.
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NewsChalcot estate: Altered towers
The refurbishment of a sixties north London estate could serve as a template as attention turns to cutting CO2 emissions from existing housing. Stephen Kennett reports
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NewsBeware the backlash
Some developers have done well out of the planning policy on brownfield sites. But suddenly that policy is changing once again and those same developers won’t always be backed by the government, says David Lock
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NewsBill Dunster: 'On-site renewables can deliver zero carbon homes'
Green architect criticises the UK Green Buildings Council for questioning whether microgeneration is viable on all new homes
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NewsOakdene boss stays bullish
Carl Turpin, chief executive of Oakdene Homes, has denied that the company was forced into a £9.75m share placement by the state of the market, writes Tom Bill.