Housing News – Page 263
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NewsHedge fund ditches UK housebuilders
Toscafund sells stake in Taylor Wimpey and could be mystery seller behind large transaction in Redrow shares
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NewsHenley Rise eco-homes in South Yorkshire
Timber-framed family home scheme claims to have the largest solar power array in the country
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NewsAccordia becomes first housing scheme to win RIBA Stirling prize
Feilden Clegg Bradley's surprise win shows 'volume house builders can deliver high quality architecture', say RIBA judges
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NewsUK-GBC: Homeowners must see insulation payback
Report calls for funding mechanisms, training, government commitment and legislation to meet domestic 2050 CO2 targets
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NewsFlat prices plummet in Birmingham and Manchester
Areas of Birmingham, Manchester, London, Leeds and Sheffield had the largest house price falls in last year
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Ucatt wants housing chief sacked over asbestos exposure
Union furious after MD of Carlisle Housing Association blamed workers for the health risk
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Fears that reshuffle could delay zero-carbon homes
Green lobby expresses concern that replacement of Caroline Flint will further disrupt timetable
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NewsBanks wary of pulling the plug on housebuilders
Few in industry expect major housebuilder casualty
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NewsUnsold shared-ownership homes pass £1bn mark
Housing Corporation tells junior housing minister empty properties may have risen 15% since March
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NewsHouse doctor: Hey, good looking
The commercial and retail sectors have led interior design, so it’s no surprise the domestic market has turned to them for inspiration on finishes. Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg looks at the options
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NewsHome truths: Interior finishes
Housing scheme interiors have to be affordable, durable and, most importantly, ‘what the market wants’. Eoin Keating considers the challenges architects face
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NewsEverything in this picture is green
It doesn’t matter how energy-efficient a home is – if the interior doesn’t look great, nobody will buy it. Chloe Stothart checks out the latest products hoping to persuade the public that green is good
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NewsMagnetic wallpaper
Vitrulan has developed a “magnetic” wall covering that it says will reduce maintenance cycles in public, commercial and domestic buildings
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NewsTranslucent concrete
Castle Cement, part of the HeidelbergCement Group, has launched Luccon, a light-conducting concrete which can work in walls up to 20m thick.
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NewsWooden flooring
Tarkett’s engineered wood flooring has been fitted at the Long Barn in Bedfordshire, a 170-year-old barn conversion.
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Partition boards
Marley Eternit’s Hydropanel internal partition board is now available in smaller, 900mm x 1,200mm sizes weighing 13.2kg which can be easily manhandled.
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Textured wallcoverings
Commercial wallcoverings manufacturer Muraspec has launched the Reflective range of wallcoverings.
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Emulsion paint
Crown Trade has expanded the colours of its high performance Clean Extreme Scrubbable Matt emulsions.
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Tactile formica
Formica has introduced AR Plus high-gloss plain colours to its High-Pressure Laminate collection.