Housing – Page 255
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NewsPrice of a new home rises nearly 3%
Fears about decreasing stock levels and rise in buyer interest bring first price increase for nine months
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NewsHouse prices fall 10% in 12 months, says Hometrack
But monthly drop is smallest recorded since last May, and fewer districts report price falls
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NewsHousing stats: New-build sales and completions in February 2009
Private registrations are down to less than a third of this time last year
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NewsRefusal overturned on CZWG's Wembley housing scheme
Public inquiry sees £25m student housing scheme approved after council refusal
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NewsMortgage approvals up 16% in February
Number of approvals rises strongly but total lending only slightly up and still half that of a year ago
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NewsRoundabout deal unlocks Elephant scheme
Southwark council and TfL agree roundabout revamp that was holding up regeneration improvements
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NewsCZWG's Canning Town scheme gets green light
London Thames Gateway Development Corporation approves design for £180m mixed-use Rathbone Place development
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NewsSteve Morgan takes control of Redrow
Company founder will become deputy chairman and chairman designate from 23 March
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NewsTesco culls property staff as it cuts back on regeneration
£1.4bn construction client changes policy on mixed-use development in bid to save cash
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Budget could include new HCA housing rescue plan
Treasury considers threefold proposal to boost supply, including public funding of site infrastructure
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20,000 join Homebuy queue
Housebuilder Barratt said 20,000 people had expressed an interest in buying one of its 3,000 houses available under the HomeBuy Direct scheme
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Mortgage regulation is 'not enough', housebuilders warn
Housebuilders this week told the government that better regulation of mortgages alone would not be enough to stop the cycle of boom and bust in the housing market
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Future unclear for eco-towns as financial troubles hit half
More than half of the 11 proposals for eco-towns that the government is considering may be financially unviable, an official report has revealed
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NewsCouncil tenants may set social building priorities
New social housing regulator moots scheme to divert cash to what tenants decide warrants funding
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NewsNHF highlights urgent need for social housebuilding
Emergency building programme called for as waiting list for public housing set to top 2 million
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NewsGreen light for Broadway Malyan's £84m college at Longbridge
Planning granted to new premises for Bournville College at St Modwen's redevelopment of MG Rover factory site
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NewsPidgley Jr puts housebuilder Cadenza into liquidation
Firm set up by Berkeley founder's son falls victim to Icelandic bank collapse
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NewsMorgan Sindall's Muse seals £220m Blackpool deal
Group's urban regeneration arm signs contract with council to revamp 10ha zone in city centre
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NewsLarger houses worst hit by price slump
Prices of three- and four-bed houses remain depressed while smaller and high-end homes regain some value
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NewsPidgley: Housing market is 'very close to bottom'
Berkeley boss says worst of housing crisis has passed as he braces for 'steady recovery' in 2009