Housing News – Page 241
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NewsMansell wins £18m student housing contract
Two blocks in south-east London will include 102 modular units and 128 traditionally constructed ones
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NewsMJ Gleeson warns of further writedowns in 2009
Housebuilders says there is no sign of improvement in the market and does not expect revenue of second half of year to exceed first half
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NewsA new way of life: Creating a built to let market
Owning your own home is considered the ultimate goal in Britain, but now is an opportunity to create a private rental sector to boost the housing sector and encourage social mobility
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NewsSavills joint venture plans £250m rented homes fund
Consultant and housing association A2 Dominion join forces to bid for HCA private rental scheme
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Pathfinders to cut housing targets in light of recession
The bodies running the government’s £2.2bn housing market renewal initiative are being forced to scale back plans because of the recession, the Audit Commission has said
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NewsSpa turn: Bermondsey Spa regeneration
Willmott Dixon’s social housing arm Inspace has been named preferred bidder on the Bermondsey Spa regeneration project in Southwark, south London
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NewsSeize the day
Tempting big investors to put cash into private rental property has never succeeded in the past. But if we act quickly, says Matthew Cutts, the government’s plan may just work
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Planning applications: April 2009
Projects at detailed planning stage rose slightly in all regions apart from Wales and the North
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NewsKier hopeful of housing upturn next year
Contractor notes easing in market conditions despite continuing downward price pressure
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NewsBarratt rules out imminent rights issue
Housebuilder quashes speculation about plans to ask investors for cash in the immediate future
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NewsRedrow dusts off housing sites as market revives
Work to restart on selected sites in response to stabilisation of UK housing sales
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NewsNew buyer enquiries hit 10-year high
RICS data shows more than four in 10 surveyors saw enquiries rise in April
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NewsGalliford Try buys failed firm's housing assets
Contractor pays £7m for five housebuilding sites belonging to Wright Group, which recently went into administration
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NewsPlease sir, can we have some more?
Of course the Budget didn’t give us as much as we wanted. But, says Jon Neale, it’s questionable whether even more cash would help housebuilders. What we want more of is fresh thinking
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NewsFirms line up to take part in HCA's private rental scheme
Housing associations, property firms and banks consider investment in agency’s property fund
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NewsHot property
A London housing association has obtained planning permission for 26 affordable homes in Peckham, south London
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Boris Johnson set to clash with government over ‘garden grab’
Moves to protect gardens from development will set the mayor of London on a collision course with central government, according to the Royal Town Planning Institute
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Kier council win
Kier has been named preferred bidder for a contract in the north-east of England that could be worth more than £600m
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Zero-carb confusion
The building industry underestimates the difficulty of building zero-carbon homes by 2016, a survey has found
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Modular eco-home
Viridis Homes last week launched a modular house that it says is the first of its kind to reach level five of the Code for Sustainable Homes and can be built for just under £82,000.