Housing News – Page 187
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NewsDraft planning framework 'not green enough'
Lobbyists round on “unofficial” national planning framework
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NewsPickles and Prescott go head to head on localism
Eric Pickles, the communities secretary, defended reforms of the planning system after his labour predecessor, Lord Prescott, accused the changes of “dismantling” the institutions needed to ensure housing growth.Speaking as the government’s Localism Bill reached report stage in the House of Commons, Pickles told a specially convened debate to honour ...
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NewsFirst annual Alan Cherry award presented at memorial debate
Transport for London’s David Ubaka received the award
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NewsAthletes' Village builders eye halted P Elliott block
Work on N14 block stopped as Irish contractor placed into administration
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NewsGrainger profits soar on rental growth
Residential landlord close to starting 2,500-home Newlands development
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NewsMJ Gleeson sees sales up 43%
But northern housebuilder says no great improvement in housing market
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NewsConstruction growth strongest for three years
RICS Q1 survey is latest to contradict government figures
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NewsOlympic Village contractor faces winding up petitions
Legal action taken by a number of creditors in the Irish High Court
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NewsHCA's Lunts to join Greater London Authority
HCA executive director for London to be Boris Johnson’s new housing boss
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NewsMears lands new contracts worth £120m
Contract wins since March increase firm’s order book to £2.7bn
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NewsQuintain wins planning for £500m Wembley scheme
Make-designed masterplan is next phase of giant Wembley development
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NewsBusinesses to make local development plans
The South Bank of the Thames and the centre of Milton Keynes are front runners to pilot a scheme to allow local businesses to draw up official plans to intensify development in their areas.The moves will coincide with government amendments to the Localism Bill to allow businesses to draw up ...
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NewsGalliford Try's Olympic blocks delayed
Firm’s construction work on athlete’s village eight weeks late
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NewsShapps promises 12 month planning guarantee
Housing minister says all planning decisions will be taken in a year
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NewsBovis Homes reports strong spring sales
Housebuilder reports 12% increase in reservations and 20% more visitors, but sales remain well below historic levels
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NewsRegeneration chiefs hit out at £260m cut
£2bn housing pathfinder scheme investment could be wasted
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NewsHouse price falls slow in spring heat
RICS data shows the rate of reduction at lowest for nine months