Housing – Page 213
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NewsDoubts over smart meters' power to cut energy use
New research suggests meters will not necessarily cut household energy bills
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News300 more Connaught workers made redundant in Norwich
Council fails to find buyer for ’abnormally’ cheap Connaught social housing contract
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NewsSurveyors increasingly pessimistic over house prices
RICS survey suggests more housing gloom to come as market stagnates and prices drop.
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NewsMorgan Sindall snaps up Connaught housing contracts
£28m deal will result in transfer of the majority of social housing contracts and 2,500 employees
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NewsUnited House profit up 78% as London proves resilient
Turnover jumps 13% at social housing specialist helped by contractor-developer-investor model
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Housebuilding salaries: First, the good news
Housebuilding salaries have edged up over the past year, according to the PSD Group/Building survey. But the optimism that led to this modest rise has petered out, and fears for the future are growing among employees and clients
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NewsMiller suffers £27m pre-tax loss
The Scottish housebuilder Miller experienced a £27m pre-tax loss as it continues trading under the burden of expensive debt
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NewsLloyds agrees deal to sell Crest Nicholson stake
Disposal brings restructuring of housebuilder a step close
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NewsRedrow returns to profit
Housebuilder turns last year’s £44m loss into a £700,000 profit in figures released this morning
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NewsHCA approves 105 Kickstart and LANB housing schemes
One hundred and five of the 165 Kickstart and Local Authority New Building housing schemes under review by the HCA have had their funding approved
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NewsSteady as she goes for Barratt despite reservations dip
Drop is in line with seasonal trend, says housebuilder
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NewsConnaught slips into administration
Social housing contractor fails to find funding to secure survival
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NewsCouncils scramble to plan for Connaught collapse
Norwich, Renfrewshire and Gosport make emergency plans following suspension of Connaught shares
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NewsConnaught environment and compliance arms to be kept out of administration
Social housing business will hive off two profitable arms for sale
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NewsBankers refuse to bail out Connaught
Shares suspended as social housing group teeters on the edge of administration
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NewsHCA's Kerslake made permanent secretary
Sir Bob Kerslake, chief executive of the Homes and Communities Agency, is to take up a senior position within the Department for Communities and Local Government
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NewsNew construction orders fall by 14%
New figures show construction orders fell 14% in the second quarter, with the private housing sector suffering the biggest fall
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NewsHighbury Gardens by Porphyrios Architects: Home Base
Developer First Base marked the topping out of its £29m Highbury Gardens scheme in north London this week
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Industry’s fears over fate of HCA framework put to rest
More than a dozen housing schemes have been tendered to contractors and housebuilders on the Homes and Communities Agency’s delivery partner panel since the general election
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NewsHouse prices fell 0.9% in August says Nationwide
The house price index has fallen for two consecutive months for the first time since February 2009