All Housing articles – Page 355
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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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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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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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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
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Mears announces £57m of social housing repair contracts
Maintenance and repair provider announces three major contract wins with housing associations across England
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NewsWorst housing slump for 30 years, says RICS
Housing market survey for March shows confidence among surveyors at its lowest for three decades
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NewsIan Ritchie to be replaced on controversial Potters Fields site
Berkeley Homes has agreed to appoint a new architect on site near Tower Bridge after pressure from part-landowner Southwark Council
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NewsTaylor Wimpey's UK chief executive quits
Ian Sutcliffe leaves housebuilder to become UK managing director of office developer Segro
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HBOS backs £80m Catesby plan for brownfield housing
Bank gives financial backing to venture investing in housing-led schemes for South-eastern brownfield sites
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NewsBarratt puts Wilson Bowden Developments up for sale
Housebuilder expects to make £195m from the sale of the business it bought last April
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NewsPlanning applications: March 2008
Number of new homes at detailed planning stage falls 43% in March, with the North hardest hit
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NewsHBF asks government to buy unsold private homes
Housing Corporation offers qualified support to housebuilders’ plan to bolster market
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NewsThe housebuilder’s plan - City lofts
Our company profiles continue with a developer that is attempting to cope with the drop in sales of city-centre flats in northern England. Jon Neale takes a look around
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NewsGleeds wins contract on Foster + Partners' resort
Consultant will cost manage the £100m scheme at Corniche Bay in Mauritius
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NewsOpen sesame
Increasing density in our towns and cities is a more sustainable option than building new towns full of eco homes. But unlocking the funds that make this approach possible is not easy, says Jon Rouse
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Regeneration super agency to save tax payers £1bn
Homes and Communities agency will increase efficiencies by combing work of Housing Corporation and English Partnerships
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NewsBank of Scotland takes 40% stake in Tulloch Homes
Deal worth £27.5m comes after Inverness-based housebuilder postponed plans to float
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NewsSkanska brings ModernaHus to the UK
Contractor brings green Swedish housing concept with certified BRE to the UK market
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NewsEco-town advisory board named
John Walker, former Commission for New Towns boss, to chair 12-man panel that also includes Wayne Hemmingway, Sunand Prasad and Sir Peter Hall