Housing News – Page 244
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NewsHomes with negative equity hits 900,000
Council of Mortgage Lenders says negative equity is contributing to fall in property sales
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NewsWill it ever take off? Hydrogen fuel cell technology
Hydrogen fuel cell technology has the potential to halve carbon emissions from our homes – if the price can be reduced to less than six figures
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NewsHousing starts on HCA land plummet by 72%
Numbers drop to 3,144 despite housing agency bringing forward £650m from future budgets
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NewsBuilding societies hit by credit rating downgrade
Ratings on some mutuals crash down three notches following concern over house prices
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NewsPersimmon slashes boardroom pay by half
Housebuilder cuts pay to top directors as revised bonus targets are missed in 2008
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NewsStrata Construction wins housing contracts worth £8m
Projects include houses and flats for South Yorkshire Housing Association
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NewsRok wins housing contracts worth £86m
Moat Housing Association framework deal will see Rok deliver homes across London and the South East
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NewsLord Best to head up Northern Ireland think tank on housing
Lord Richard Best is appointed chair of Commission on the Future for Housing in Northern Ireland
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NewsPlanning applications: March 2009
A glimmer of hope? Three housebuilders gained more than 10 planning approvals last month
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NewsChelsea Barracks: which design do you prefer?
Your chance to let Building know whether your prefer Terry or Rogers’ designs for Qatari Diar’s scheme
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NewsFereday Pollard designs model travellers' site
Architect's plans are based around "urban street" concept
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NewsTory housing paper a 'charter for nimbys'
Scrapping of regional planning would bring housebuilding 'to its knees' says FMB
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NewsTories to give local authorities power on housing
Conservatives would decentralise housing targets and give council tenants “right to move”, says green paper
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NewsEstate agents attack new Hips rules
New system will deter people from putting up homes for sale say agents
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NewsNationwide reports 'surprise' house price rise
Prices rise 0.9% on average in February according to building society
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NewsOne Hyde Park tops out
Event to mark completion of luxury development attracts more than 150 guests
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NewsPrice of a new home rises nearly 3%
Fears about decreasing stock levels and rise in buyer interest bring first price increase for nine months
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NewsHouse prices fall 10% in 12 months, says Hometrack
But monthly drop is smallest recorded since last May, and fewer districts report price falls