Housing – Page 13
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NewsJohn Allan steps down from Barratt amid allegations of improper conduct
Long-serving chair to retire two months earlier than planned to prevent claims being ‘disruptive to company’
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NewsWatkin Jones stays in red as cost of redundancies tops £1m
Firm axed around 40 jobs last autumn in wake of mini-Budget
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NewsGove to rethink controversial decision to block Berkeley Homes scheme
Housing secretary to look again at Kent proposal after realising data is out-of-date
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NewsBarratt remains tight-lipped over future of chair at centre of CBI misconduct claims
Barratt declines to comment on whether John Allan will serve out the rest of his term, following allegations of inappropriate behaviour
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NewsDevelopment by large London housing associations to fall by a third, G15 warns
Group says development will tail off without support
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NewsStarmer says Green Belt rules to form part of reform plans
Labour leader says party would reimpose housing targets and ‘back builders’ if elected
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NewsScottish housebuilder reports ‘encouraging’ sales recovery
L&G-owned Cala says reservations down 25% on 2022 but market ‘normal’
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NewsHomes England to move away from ‘pure’ supply in social value shift
Government body given ‘renewed and expanded mission’ which could spell greater use of CPO powers for brownfield regeneration
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NewsUp to 125,000 planned London homes face major delays due to two staircase rule
Analysis by LSH and Connells says fire safety rules for high-rises could ’completely mothball’ nearly 250 schemes
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NewsJoint venture stops work on estate rebuild due to second staircase uncertainty
Pairing of Wates and Havering council the latest to run into problems over planned rules
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NewsBarratt chair admits making inappropriate comment to CBI staff member
John Allan denies further allegations
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NewsTaylor Wimpey fined £480,000 for polluting Welsh river
Evidence of silt being discharged into rivers was found on a number of occasions in 2021
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NewsJobs to go as L&G prepares to shut flagship modular housing factory in wake of £170m losses
Insurance giant to make ’majority’ of staff redundant and cease new production at business
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NewsBarratt to hit reduced volume numbers as sales recover
But UK’s biggest housebuilder says sales per site per week still 30% down on last year
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NewsBerkeley begins legal challenge after housing secretary’s refusal of planning for homes on ‘design grounds’
Firm to challenge Gove’s ruling to turn down ‘generic’ Kent scheme last month
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NewsAnother housebuilder signs cladding contract leaving three to put pen to paper
Housing secretary has threatened to use legal powers on those who don’t ink contract
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NewsLabour will bring back mandatory housing targets, Starmer says
Party aiming for 70% home ownership amid rumours Sunak will revive Help to Buy later this year
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