All articles by David Blackman – Page 19
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NewsSheffield boss is frontrunner to lead homes super agency
Council chief executive Sir Robert Kerslake tipped to take over Housing and Communities Agency
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NewsEP’s public land offerings will not satisfy housebuilders, experts warn
Only 12 sites on government’s surplus public land register are bigger than 2.5ha
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Housing fears hit land prices
Average value of greenfield plots rises just 0.8% in third quarter as concerns grow over market
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News£1bn to calm pathfinder fears
But flagship regeneration programmes could be cut from nine to five in next four years
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Government takes aim at local housebuilding bans
Housing minister indicates that she will push through development despite local moratoriums
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NewsHousebuilders warned not to rely on buy-to-let investors
Property consultant Hometrack tells HBF that returns on residential property are falling
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New housing to fund energy improvements to old stock
Housing minister to use Thames Gateway profit to make existing housing more efficient
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New housing to fund energy improvements to old stock
Housing minister to use Thames Gateway profit to make existing housing more efficient
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NewsCouncils offered grants in exchange for cheaper land
Housing Corporation to reward councils that release land for housing with slice of £8bn budget
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London mayor set to review housebuilding targets …
Livingstone considers raising number of new homes in capital from 30,500 to 50,000
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Lend Lease plans £1bn housing fund for 2012 village
Developer aims for largest-ever residential property fund to build 4,000 homes for Olympics
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NewsHips to apply to all homes from next month
Government to press ahead with plan to extend scheme despite drop in sales of four-bed houses
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Government pledges £8bn for affordable housing
Green paper commits to building 70,000 social and shared ownership homes in next three years
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Features‘Developers use appeals to blackmail the council’
And that has to stop, says Katrine Sporle, the head of the Planning Inspectorate. It’s just one of her prescriptions for the ailing system. But is she right? In the second of our series of articles on planning, David Blackman tries to find out
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NewsBrown finds extra £3bn for affordable homes
Government green paper says extra money will see supply of affordable homes rise to 70,000 units per year
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NewsHousebuilders dismiss green arguments on affordability
HBF says rural campaigner's are "comparing apples to oranges" by claiming qualtiy of environment is key determinant of house prices
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NewsBrown drops ‘Communities England’ tag
Prime minister to choose fresh name for super agency to emphasise its role in housing provision, while he works on three policies to carry it out
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Comeback for council housing
The government will unveil a series of pilot council house building projects next week.
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Local councils get power to impose infrastructure tax
Chancellor reveals plan to reintroduce local business rates and abolish regional assemblies
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Population pressure: can Britain learn to live with Hong Kong-style housing?
Developments are being built that cram 2,500 homes into a hectare, and more are on the way. A team of architects has reported on how we can manage the social strains that arise in such ‘superdense’ schemes