Housing News – Page 225
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NewsHomebuyers forced to complete abandoned deals
Developers and builders seek legal action to enforce contracts ditched through lack of finance
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NewsHousebuilders may be given old people's homes option
Ministers consider letting builders fulfil affordable housing obligations with sheltered accommodation
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NewsNationwide: price of new homes rises for first time since 2007
The average price of new homes in the UK rose in the third quarter for the first time since 2007, according to data from Nationwide
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NewsBravo to Zero
Developer ZeroC has started work on 77 family homes on the island of Portland, Dorset
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NewsCoinford bags groundworks job on £1bn Kidbrooke scheme
Contractor wins work for Berkeley Homes regeneration project in south-east London
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NewsTories pledge to 'green' existing homes
Grant Shapps says employers will help improve energy efficiency of their staff's homes under Carbon Cooperation Plan
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NewsDeveloper at Cityscape seeks partners for Iraq schemes
Atconz Real Estate is already building 1,565-home development in ‘new emerging market’
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NewsTaylor Wimpey may sell North American housing arm
Housebuilder, who is sounding out private equity firms, could use proceeds from sale of Taylor Morrison to cut £1bn debt pile
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NewsHousebuilder anger grows over tax crackdown
Builders’ groups attack plan to bring all workers under PAYE, despite support elsewhere
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Strata Homes renews borrowing deal as it falls £7.4m in red
Northern housebuilder Strata Homes has fallen £7.4m into the red after land writedowns of £2.6m
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MJ Gleeson posts £54m loss
Urban housing and regeneration specialist MJ Gleeson has made a pre-tax loss of £54.3m after land writedowns of £44.6m
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Flat performance at PRP as it reports turnover of £38m
Residential and mixed-use architect PRP posted turnover of £37.6m in the 18 months to 31 March 2009
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Major lenders return to social housing sector
Dexia and Lloyds are among banks seeking competitive deals as lending periods treble
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Enfield refurbished
The London mayor and the Homes and Communities Agency have agreed £54.4m funding to refurbish more than 400 homes in Enfield
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Lib Dems for housing
The Liberal Democrats have pledged to increase investment in new social housing and bring every social home up to the Decent Homes standard within two years if they come into power.
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More decent homes
Inspace, Willmott Dixon’s social housing arm, has been awarded a £1.8m contract by Berneslai Homes to bring 202 homes up to the Decent Homes standard in South Yorkshire.
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Net lending positive
Net lending turned positive for the first eight months of 2009, totalling £5.5bn
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South-west delay
The government will delay the South-west spatial strategy for the second time, after the High Court ruled that it did not carry out an adequate strategic environmental assessment in May.
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6,000 Bolton homes
The Homes and Communities Agency announced plans to build 6,000 new homes in Bolton through the Transforming Estates initiative
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NewsBermondsey grows up
The £18m Eyot Heights development is part of the second phase of Levitt Bernstein’s masterplan for Bermondsey in south London