All Housing articles – Page 379
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NewsHousebuilders set zero carbon challenge
English Partnerships launches a zero carbon design competition for housebuilders
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NewsLovell wins £34m Rea Valley rebuild
Housing contractor will build 353 homes to replace defective pre-cast concrete housing in Northfield, Birmingham
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NewsBDP wins masterplan for notorious Belfast jail
Architect BDP will work on plans for former Crumlin Road Gaol which will feature a hotel, housing and sports and education facilities
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NewsImages: I spy an iPod in Dubai
The iPad has myriad hi-tech features including an iRotation Room and iDeckchairs
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NewsGalliford in takeover talks with Linden Homes
Construction and housing firm is understood to be prepared to pay about £200m for Linden Homes
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NewsBarratt to buy Wilson Bowden for £2.2bn
Move will make Barratt remains biggest housebuilder in UK with about 20,000 completions per year
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NewsBellway and Wren Homes upbeat ahead of interims
Bellway completions up 10% for six months to January 31 while Wrens interims are in line with expectations
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CommentFor goodness’ sake
The home buyer of the future is going to want to pay extra money for low carbon homes, because owning a good home makes people feel so much better about themselves
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Planning gain pays for more than half of social housing
Private developers also paid for 46% more affordable development in 2005/06 than in 2003/04
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House starts fall in December – but completions rise
December brought a mixed set of results for housebuilders according to the latest statistics from the National House Building Council (NHBC).
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NewsThe long march to zero carbon
The housebuilding industry has made a start on zero carbon. Here’s how the government can help
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NewsZero carbon split opens as small housebuilders speak out
NFB chief executive writes to minister talking over ‘shellshock’ at package of proposals
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Three-quarters of population would buy new-build
The proportion of the public prepared to buy a new-build home has risen sharply since the end of the nineties, according to research by the estate agent Savills.
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NewsEP fund chooses 18 sites for 700 new homes
Barratt, Bellway and George Wimpey to build 700 new homes through First Time Buyers’ Initiative
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NewsBDP reveal plans for Preston
Architect and developer Grosvenor submit Tithebarn masterplan for approval
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NewsImage: HKR’s unveils tallest tower in Belfast
The 37-storey Aurora tower will be 28m higher than next tallest building in Belfast
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NewsGalliford Try wins £71m of regeneration work
Contractor picks up £46m scheme at Yarborough Estate in Grimsby and £25m mixed-use scheme in East London
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CommentPre-nuptials
The merger of English Partnerships and the Housing Corporation has finally been announced. But through the flurry of preparation, both need to remember their responsibilities and not get distracted by the future
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NewsNewcastle makes exhibition of itself
Newcastle council is searching for a private developer to deliver the city’s housing exposition.
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NewsGreen homes could spell the end of freehold for new build
Lawyers argue that the only way to bind residents to green energy is through a lease