All Housing articles – Page 355
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NewsWhen is zero carbon not zero carbon?
A sustainable energy consultant questions the shifting definitions of the eco friendly home
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NewsEco-town faces challenge from Leicestershire council
Tory-led authority considers launching judicial review of government’s shortlisting process
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More homes for East of England
The East of England plan approved by government this week will increase the number of homes in the region to 508,000 by 2021.
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NewsGeorge Grace: Why we should look to the US to fund our infrastructure
Our next American import should be a tax system that pays for regeneration
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NewsPlanning review: Teaching tortoise to gallop
The latest planning review aims to ‘weed out bureaucratic hurdles’. Jon Neale asked senior figures at every stage of the planning process to tell us exactly what is going wrong
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News‘Near’ zero-carbon house planned
Housebuilder Stewart Milne and Oxford Brookes University will carry out a full post-occupancy evaluation of its prototype house
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Right to buy suspended in North Ayrshire
Scottish government accepts council request to solve affordable housing shortage
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NewsGovernment to spend £200m propping up housebuilders
Housing Corporation money will be used to turn completed private homes into social housing units
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"Severe" job cuts loom unless Brown acts to help housing market
House Builders Federation demands urgent government action to protect housebuilding industry jobs
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NewsBarratt hit by credit crunch
Housebuilder sees market ‘deteriorate significantly’ since end of March
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NewsFlint blunder reveals house market fears
Secret government notes accidentally revealed by minister on the way to Cabinet meeting
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NewsGLA boss leaves to head up social housing regulator
Anthony Mayer to be chair of Office for Tennants and Social Landlords
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NewsHouse sales slow as 95% of agents report falling prices
April sees ninth monthly rise in number of surveyors reporting overall price falls, but tight supply limits scale of price cuts so far
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NewsRedrow reports housing reservations down by half
Housebuilder points to unexpected severity of market downturn since February
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NewsGalliford Try issues profit warning
Housing market turmoil brings down contractor's expectations but profit still likely to be level with last year
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NewsNew homes to miss zero carbon target
Report says 80% of new homes will miss government standard and that definition of zero carbon must change
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Wren plans with extra care after selling no homes
Retirement specialist acquires 11 site options as part of move into extra-care sector after six months with no sales
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Merton Rise: creating successful family living
Community integration and a wish to avoid a potential ’them and us’ situation were key drivers in creating a new urban extension at Merton Rise in Popley.
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Government announces £10m package for struggling homeowners
Measures include free legal representation and more advice for those with debts
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Six-month delay for final Hips roll-out
The turbulence in the housing market is thought to be behind Caroline Flint's decision to delay Hips implementation