Housing News – Page 262
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NewsCouncil creates grand designs to inspire locals
Bradford council renovates two homes and teaches residents how to improve their own
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NewsWill buyer loans help housebuilders?
Housebuilders and lenders tell us what they think of the government's loan scheme to help first time buyers
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NewsHousing agency chair hits out at government inaction
The government must help housebuilding now by buying up development land, says Robert Napier
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NewsBellway fears death of HBOS will muzzle mortgage lending
Britain’s third biggest housebuilder worries housing slump will continue as profit plummets 85%
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NewsMake homeowners pay for greener homes, says report
UK Green Building Council says homeowners should be forced to improve energy rating before selling
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NewsAccordia is first housing scheme to win Stirling prize
Feilden Clegg Bradley praised by Home Builders Federation for ‘high-quality design’
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NewsMission possible: Gedling Mission Hall
Despite the credit crunch, Buxton Homes has recently started work on this £5m scheme by Weston Williamson Architects
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Developers rush to participate in £300m buyer loan scheme
More than 100 developers and housing associations have submitted formal expressions of interest for a new £300m government scheme to bolster the housing market.
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Report predicts housebuilder takeovers
The housebuilding industry is set for a rash of takeovers as larger builders snap up smaller rivals in a bid to beat the financial turmoil.
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New funding to tackle skills shortages
Government pledges £93m for training in selected sectors, including housing and FM
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NewsBeckett pledges to support housing sector
First speech as housing minister acknowledges scale of problem and seeks ideas from the industry
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NewsHouse prices to fall by up to 10%, MPs told
But top economist says market will stabilise next year
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NewsTaylor Wimpey appointment may bring forward refinancing deal
Christopher Rickard's banking experince could prove catalyst to talks
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NewsFMB survery shows fall in construction workload
All sectors of building industry are suffering, but private sector housing is hardest hit
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NewsEarly trading boosts construction industry stocks
Barratt, Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon among the risers as confidence returns to the markets
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NewsMortgage lending down 63% on last year
Council of Mortgage Lenders says only 42,200 house purchase loans made in August
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NewsLondoners wait over a decade for social housing, says report
Housing Corporation study finds two out of three families in temporary accommodation live in the capital
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NewsHousing sales plummet to lowest level in 30 years
Agents sold less than a property a week on average last month, says RICS
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NewsBellway reports 29% drop in profits and writedowns of £131m
Housebuilders feels effects of 'unprecedented swift change in housing market'
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NewsBuild second homes, planners told
Government advisers say include second homes in new housing numbers or risk a housing shortfall