Housing – Page 248
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NewsGreen Shoots
Each week Building will ask an expert to analyse the latest evidence of green shoots, and see if it stands up to scrutiny. This week we have Simon Rawlinson, partner in Davis Langdon, on housing
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NewsHouse prices on the rise, says government
Communities department figures reveal that the average price of a house rose 1.1% during April
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NewsHouse prices steadying, reports RICS survey
Rise in fresh enquiries and lack of new supply means prices have begun to stabilise
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NewsBrown's reshuffle: how it affects construction
Prime Minister restructures Cabinet following disastrous week for government
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NewsBellway increases housing delivery in South-east
Housebuilder says housing market is stabilising but sees no major increase in demand
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NewsFire doors
Jeld-Wen, the maker of interior and exterior doors, has supplied Gwynedd council in Wales with 35mm fire doors for the refurbishment of 100 blocks of flats
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NewsInsulated roof panels
Unilin System’s structural insulated roof panels have been used on three carbon-neutral homes in Somerset
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NewsLocal Housing Companies stall amid public debt fears
All 14 trial joint ventures delayed, owing to market conditions and row over council balance sheets
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Dytor launches company to take on recession-hit schemes
Regeneration entrepreneur Ken Dytor is starting a company to rework developments held up by the recession
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NewsForget all you think you know
The first signs of increased demand may now be appearing. But any recovery isn’t going to be a return to how things were before. Yolande Barnes predicts a brave new world for housebuilding
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Small builders unfair
A third of the 171 cases brought under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations have involved small domestic builders, according to the Office of Fair Trading.
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WAG reviews planning
The Welsh assembly government has announced a review of the system for submitting planning applications
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London homes are sold
Only 916 newly built homes are lying empty and unsold in London, according to research from property firm Savills
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McCarthy buys site
Retirement housebuilder McCarthy & Stone has bought a development site in Whitby for 22 houses
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Density is up
In 2008, nearly 80% of dwellings in England were built on previously developed land, with new dwellings built at an average density of 46 dwellings per hectare compared with 44 in 2007.
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NEM awarded £3.6m
New East Manchester has been awarded £3.6m by North West Development Agency to pay for the preparation of the 3.3ha Crossley Works site in Openshaw for future redevelopment.
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Electrical accessories
MK Electric, a maker of wiring devices and electrical accessories, has introduced a new range of multi-media devices designed to provide a complete solution for all residential television, radio and audio needs
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Door closers
Door and window control system manufacturer, Geze UK, has launched the TS 2000 NV door closer with a closing force adjuster
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NewsOutside wall insulation
External wall insulation and render systems from Alumasc have been used to bring housing in Doncaster up the government’s decent homes standard