All Housing articles – Page 397
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NewsWimpey to build £60,000 homes for first-time buyers
G2 subsidiary will sell one and two-bedroom homes in northern England and the Midlands
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McInerney Homes boosted by 80% increase in UK turnover
Irish developer McInerney Homes posted a positive set of interim results thanks to a strong performance by its UK operation.
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NewsDavid Pretty reveals plans for life after Barratt
The outgoing chief executive of Barratt will not be opting for pipe and slippers when he steps down at the end of the year.
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NewsHow can we build homes for all?
Home front — Without more available land and a faster planning process, the PGS will fail
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Cappuccinos in Huddersfield
DLG Architects has gained planning consent for the £175m Waterfront Quarter development in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.
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News‘Double decker’ family homes to meet high-density demand
Bellway Homes and English Partnerships aim to build four-storey blocks in Barking Riverside
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Rochester Riverside finally gets off launchpad
Medway council in Kent is marketing the first phase of the 34ha Rochester Riverside site to developers, ending years of delay.
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NewsShops snub mixed-use schemes in London
About one-third of the commercial space in new mixed-use developments in London is lying empty, a report by London Development Research has revealed.
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FeaturesWhat’s new under the sun
Viridian Solar has just started business on the basis of a green water heater …
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NewsStart of the Pier show
Work has started on an Atkins-designed 40-storey residential development in Dubai.
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Housing stats: New-build sales and completions in August 2006
This month’s data reveals the usual quiet summer, but private sales are up on August 2005
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FeaturesThe Gove in government
Michael Gove, the highly opinionated polymathematical star of the Tory front bench, might just get the chance to translate his thoughts on housing and planning into action soon. David Blackman found out what they are
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FeaturesWhat it costs: photovoltaics
Photovoltaics may help reduce energy costs, as well as cutting CO2 emissions. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans looks at the options and whole-life costs of PV systems
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Regeneration sector hit by recruitment and retention crisis
Some regeneration bodies are retaining staff for as little as a year, as the sector struggles with a recruitment crisis.
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NewsHerzog & de Meuron get go-ahead for social housing
Stirling prize-winners receive planning permission for mixed-use scheme in Poplar, east London
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NewsPathfinders plan U-turn on demolition
Housing market renewal managers have volunteered to redraw some of the areas covered by the initiative in response to rising house prices. Opponents of demolition have argued that this has made the policy redundant in many districts.
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PRP at the gates
Architect PRP has won its first competition in Russia to design this £53m luxury scheme on the outskirts of Moscow.
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NewsTurning a new Leith
Make Architects has submitted a detailed planning application for an £80m mixed-use scheme in Westfield, Edinburgh that would provide 176 homes and meet the city’s sustainable design guide for energy efficiency.
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NewsBuongiorno Sheffield
The proposed redevelopment of the listed 1960s Park Hill flats in Sheffield by Studio Egret West and HawkinsBrown forms part of Britain’s contribution to the Venice Biennale of Architecture, which opened on 10 September and runs until 19 November.
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FeaturesAn oasis by the Elephant
Just around the corner from the Elephant & Castle shopping centre, a colourful housing scheme by de Rijke Marsh Morgan has replaced the drab greys of Southwark’s Heygate estate. Martin Spring explains how the project is just the beginning of a long-overdue £1.5bn regeneration plan