Housing News – Page 218
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NewsSales rise at Bovis Homes
Housebuilder says it has started buying land for development again, as 2010 sales order book stands at 643 homes
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NewsGovernment to take powers away from urban development corporations
Fate of UK's three UDCs decided by government review which deems them inefficient
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NewsMiller Group's forward sales reach £108m
Edinburgh-based firm says house sales for 2010 are up on last year and construction arm has 'good margins'
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NewsRise in house prices decelerating, reports RICS
Latest survey also reveals highly regionalised pattern to the UK house price recovery
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NewsGalliford Try nears target of buying 5,000 housing plots
Firm's housebuilding expansion plan proceeds apace as sales reservations rise 15%
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NewsScott Brownrigg 'dumbed down' design for Berkeley's Kidbrooke
Cabe says second phase of 4,500-home Greenwich scheme lacks 'sophistication' of Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands masterplan
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NewsCouncils receive 4,000 council homes cash
Government funding of £123m for 73 local authorities will require the use of apprentices
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NewsGreen light for £180m Greenock dock scheme
Inverclyde Council approves plans for revival of historic James Watt Dock with more than 1,000 homes
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NewsHCA names contractors to build homes
Wates, Laing O'Rourke and Seddon among raft of building firms to win places on framework to build homes on public land
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NewsCabe and HCA bosses clash over Kickstart scheme
Letters reveal mutual blame over assessment and design standards for £1bn housing programme
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Housing stats: New build sales and completions in November 2009
Private registrations in the run-up to Christmas were up dramatically on 2008
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NewsPrivate housebuilders feel the chill as sales and assets plummet
The impact of the downturn on privately owned housebuilders has become clear as the end of year results for three of the UK’s largest show revenue falling by up to three-quarters
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NewsKickstart funding boosts Persimmons foward sales 40%
Housebuilder says it has received extra £50m under government scheme to support construction of new homes
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NewsDevelopers and housebuilders to fight Tory planning proposals
Group fears handing planning power over to local councils will mean applications will be judged on 'instincts or political whims'
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NewsAffordability boost for first-time homebuyers
Halifax research shows prices pass affordability test in 39% of areas of the UK
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NewsFSA probes HBOS loans to housebuilders
Financial Services Authority is due to report on multimillion-pound loans agreed by HBOS exec to the property and housebuilding sector
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NewsNew home registrations hit 18-month high
NHBC figures show increase of 74% from 2008 in private sector applications
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NewsHouse prices expected to fall 1% in 2010
Hometrack market report predicts lower incomes and rising unemployment will keep demand and prices low
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NewsMayor calls in Southall regeneration scheme
Boris Johnson believes west London development will be 'important driver for the capital's entire economy'