Housing News – Page 248
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Timer switches
Hager has launched a yearly time switch that can be retrofitted and offers a simple way of saving energy through the electricity distribution board.
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Breathable plaster
A breathable plaster that the manufacturer claims offers a long-term solution against wet walls and damp has been launched in the UK
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Gloss paint
Crown Trade has launched Next Generation Gloss, a gloss paint system developed to comply with phase two of the European Paint Directive 2004/42/EC regarding Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions.
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High-efficiency boiler system
Alpha Heating Innovation’s FlowSmart package has now been added to BRE’s SAP Appendix Q, which allows the energy performance of new technologies and advanced versions of existing technologies to be evaluated for inclusion in SAP assessments
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High-pressure laminates
Polyrey’s has launched the Wooden Spirit range of high-pressure laminates which can be used for applications such as wall panelling, shelving and counter tops
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NewsCamden mixed-use scheme: The grass is always greener
A London architect has got planning permission for a £1m development of four homes and office space in Camden, north London
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Lib Dems plan grants, tax cuts and loans to boost social housing
The government should encourage housebuilders to sell homes to housing associations by offering grants to bring them up to social housing standards, the Liberal Democrats have said
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NewsHousing slump drives Galliford Try £37.5m into the red
Writedowns of £48m on housebuilding side wipe out firm's record profit in non-housing construction
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NewsMedieval architecture inspires zero-carbon home
Innovative energy-efficient home based on historic technique of arched overlapping thin clay bricks will star in TV's Grand Designs
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NewsNo debt deal this month for Taylor Wimpey
Sources close to the talks between the housebuilder and its lenders say accounting hold-ups are behind latest delay
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NewsMcCarthy & Stone closes in on rescue deal
Retirement housebuilder is set to get backing of its lenders for debt-for-equity swap
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NewsKier managers sacked for breaching asbestos rules
Workers violated health and safety procedures by dumping old tiles and cisterns in skip
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NewsHouse purchase enquiries rise steadily
RICS predicts rise in mortgage approvals on the back of the third monthly increase in homebuyer hopefuls
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NewsGreen campaigners outed as energy wastrels
Boris Johnson, rock singer Chris Martin and LibDem energy spokesman Simon Hughes shamed by thermal imaging survey of their homes
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News'False optimism' drives up property asking prices
January asking prices rise in the traditional new-year bounce, but by far less than last year
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NewsHousehold emissions to be cut 33% by 2020
UK Green Building Council welcomes government announcement of new target
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NewsAnalysts predict Persimmon rights issue
Such a move wouild follow rights issue announcements at property groups Hammerson and British Land
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Planning applications: January 2009
Only one client passed the £100m mark this month, as project numbers sink ever lower
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NewsGreen light for £750m regeneration of Longbridge
St Modwen's plans for former MG Rover site include 1,450 homes, a learning quarter, and technology park
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NewsCrest Nicholson strikes rescue deal with lenders
Refinancing deal sees banks take a 90% stake in the housebuilder