All articles by David Blackman – Page 28
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Councils and businesses unite to block land tax
Local Government Association and CBI bury differences to oppose Treasury's planning gain supplement
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Bellway and Bovis disappoint customers
Bellway and Bovis are the worst housebuilders for customer satisfaction, according to a Home Builders Federation study that shows nearly all house purchasers report defects in their properties.
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Prince Andrew drafted in to boost Northern Way
Duke of York agrees to act as ambassador for northern regeneration initiative on trips abroad
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Way to go
The Northern Way was launched two years ago with the aim of bridging the £29bn wealth gap between the north and the south of England. But has the real gap been between rhetoric and action?
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Reshaping the city
We should stop looking to the USA to tell us how mixed communities can work, says the renowned expert on urban society, Richard Sennett - an American. And on this point at least, Dermot Finch, director of Centre for Cities, is happy to agree.
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Miliband seeks to allay fears over planning gain tax
As deadline for consultation into planning gain supplement approaches, a Building special report reveals united opposition from industry, councils, academics - and former housing minister Nick Raynsford
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Treasury and ODPM at odds over infrastructure funding
Support by ODPM minister for local roof tax contradicts Treasury's backing of planning gain supplement
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Brown calls in accountant to scrutinise planning costs
PriceWaterhouse Coopers widens inquiry into regulatory system as planners slam government efficiency drive
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Bellway lands £1.3bn Leeds housing PPP
Leeds council has selected developer Bellway as its preferred partner to revamp a string of sprawling council estates across the city and build 5000 homes.
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Prescott contradicts ODPM greenfield planning policy
Deputy prime minister says that developers must exhaust brownfield supplies before building on greenfield land.
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ODPM under pressure after damning report
The pressure on the department responsible for delivering the government's growth plans mounted this week after a report accused it of bullying and weak leadership.
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Bellway group set to land £700m estate regeneration
Consortium made up of Bellway, Taylor Woodrow and Hyde Housing Group tipped to win south Kilburn project
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US-inspired plan to break up sink estates gets green light
The Mixed Communities pilot, based on America's Hope VI programme, is to be given resources to go national
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Tesco ready to admit defeat in Sunderland
Tesco is set to throw in the towel in its long running battle over a key regeneration site in Sunderland.
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South-east assembly backs planning tax
Regional planners in the South east have backed government steps to tax development land.
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Think tank casts doubt on housing market renewal
Institute of Public Policy Research says money would be better spent on regenerating suburbs
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Multiplex in fight for Cambridge new town
Developer Multiplex has appealed against the refusal of plans for a town north of Cambridge and challenged the government to demonstrate its commitment to raising it game over housing delivery in the M11 growth corridor.=
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Bids for social housing grant fail to impress
The Housing Corporation has only allocated two-thirds of the money available under its pilot programme for developers because many of the bids were not good enough.
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Milton Keynes growth area makes vital breakthrough
East Northamptonshire council approves Bee Bee Developments’ application for 395 ha scheme in Corby
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Industry attacks Brown’s plans for housebuilding
Planning gain supplement is attacked as ‘unworkable’, while PPS3 revives controversy over council powers