Housing News – Page 265
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Tories rule out forcing councils to build homes
Top-down approach rejected in favour of incentives for councils to increase housebuilding
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Tories pledge housing study
The Tory party is to undertake in-depth research next year into how to encourage more affordable housing, the shadow housing minister has said.
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Prices of urban development land plummet across country
The value of urban development land outside of London has fallen by a third in the past year, according to research by property consultant Knight Frank.
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NewsRaiding the RDAs
Gordon Brown’s way of paying for last month’s £1bn housing package is to raid the coffers of the regional development agencies. But many people think this will undo 10 years of regeneration – and won’t even touch the housing problem.
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NewsA code to live by
Last week the OFT told the housing industry it needed a new customer code of conduct. We’re on to it, says the head of a cross-industry group
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Government may ditch its own green standard for eco-towns
The government is considering abandoning the use of the Code for Sustainable Homes for its flagship eco-towns programme.
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Councils may risk planning free-for-all
The Conservative party says it would leave councils to make all their own planning decisions, even if that meant risking a development free-for-all in some areas, writes Joey Gardiner.
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NewsHouse prices fall for 11 straight months
Nationwide reports 12% annual fall overall but points to signs that decline may be slowing
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NewsCouncillors should decide housing numbers
Regional assemblies want local authority-led bodies to control spatial strategies
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NewsPark regeneration: green and pleasant land
How a park in a deprived area of south-east London went from no-go zone to award-winning oasis
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NewsHow English Partnerships could bail out regeneration schemes
Our columnist considers how the government's regeneration agency could help developers to sell homes and buy land
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NewsFears over Oakdene's future
Housebuilder relies on temporary banking deal after £6.4m interim loss and failure to raise £5m on stock exchange
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NewsBovis Homes appoints non-exec deputy chairman
Alastair Lyons arrives from Admiral Group to take up roles of deputy chairman and senior independent director
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NewsBarratt offers 43% discount on multiple house purchase
Investors buying five or more units offered massive discount by housebuilder feeling the squeeze
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Oakdene in breach of banking covenants
Housebuilder fails to raise £5m on the stock exchange and reveals interim loss of £6.4m
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NewsPlaces for People to cut jobs
One of the country's biggest housing associations could shed up to 100 staff
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Housebuilders and developers build 'absolute rubbish', claims Tory
Shadow culture minister Ed Vaizey calls for a chief architect to advise government on good public sector design
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NewsTories will build more homes says Shapps
Conservatives would scrap housing limits for local councils according to shadow housing minister Grant Shapps
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NewsTories: OFT should avoid 'ambulance-chasing'
Shadow construction minister Mark Prisk says he will meet with the OFT to ensure its motives in construction inquiry were 'genuine'
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Huddersfield gets go-ahead for £175m regeneration
Strategic Sites revised scheme includes new college building, offices and homes plus canal upgrade and public square