Housing Comment – Page 19
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CommentWhy WWF had to leave the Carbon Taskforce
Groundbreaking green policy has been undermined by government says WWF campaign manager Darren Shirley
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CommentBudget planning reforms don't solve the problem
Scrapping of brownfield target exemplies failure to choose between localism and growth
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CommentUK cities vie for attention in Mipim beauty parade
The regional development bodies are back in Mipim desperate to attract the investor millions that will transform their towns and cities
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CommentLocalism is a good thing for developers
Yes, the bill is ambitious but, if used correctly, could have a very positive effect on housing production
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CommentLocalism thinks small; we need the bigger picture
It’s all very well delivering small schemes but what about larger, infrastructure boosting developments?
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CommentPublic sector job cuts and the housing market
The new wave of cuts will hit better off homeowners
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CommentHousebuilding needs to learn the lessons of the 1930s
In the 1930s we built around 300,000 homes a year in the face of a worldwide recession. Why are things so different this time around?
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CommentDrop in homebuyers and sellers in December: was it snow or a change in climate?
Spring will tell whether there is new growth in housing prospects
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CommentIt's not looking good for house prices in 2011
House prices dropped by 1.6% in 2010 and will continue falling according to Halifax figures
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CommentA New Year a welter of New Challenges for Mr Shapps
House prices need to fall, but how can this be done with causing pain for construction
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CommentForecasters expect a fall in house prices in 2011
Most predictions see a drop next year, but they did last year and house prices rose 1% in 2010
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CommentFuture’s traders see long slump in house prices
City speculators see no recover in house prices until at least 2015
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CommentThe Localism Bill is radical but fraught with difficulty
Last night the Bill was finally published, and now we can see the full extent of the challenges ahead
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CommentHalifax shows continued slide in house prices…but the real market test comes in the New Year
VAT rises, unemployment and stiff lending requirements point to further decreases in house prices
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CommentSticks for the North, carrots for the South in the New Home Bonus handicap race
Is the north funding the South's Nimbyism?
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CommentHouse building recovery stalls and a further fall can’t be ruled out
Housing completions in England are down 12% year-on-year
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CommentFalling mortgage approvals indicate gloomier times
House price indices are less helpful for forecasters when housing transactions are low
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CommentWhat can be saved from Connaught's collapse?
Options for salvaging contracts with the failed social housing firm
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CommentAbolition of regional planning strategies: NIMBYism at work?
Abolition of regional housing targets risks putting planning decision in hands of reluctant locals
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CommentGreen refurbishment won't happen without cash incentives
The government must bring in financial incentives in its Green Deal to encourage homeowners to upgrade their homes