Housing News – Page 269
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NewsOFT to demand housebuilders sign code of conduct
Adoption of cross industry code, planned for early 2010, will mean industry gets clean bill of health
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NewsVinci to keep Taywood in one piece
French giant to keep contractor in one piece after deal that doubles its UK operations
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8,000-home Edinburgh plan hit by funding crisis
Company behind 120-acre Granton regeneration in danger of breaking banking covenants
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NewsHome truths: Waste management
Colin Mitchell asks what needs to change to ensure that more than just lip service is paid to the regulations for site waste management plans
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£10bn of schemes on ice as Isis cuts jobs by half
Chief executive goes as credit crunch forces developer to focus on just two schemes
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NewsHouse doctor: Fire protection
Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg outlines the pros and cons of installing and operating sprinkler systems in domestic applications
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BPF issues planning manifesto
Councillors who deal with planning applications should be forced to undergo training in land economics, the property industry will say in proposals to be outlined next week.
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Planning applications: August 2008
The number of residential planning applications was down by 35% on July
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Redrow denies bank deal will hand power to its lenders
Housebuilder’s debt facility of £450m until 2011 will tie lending more closely to cash flow
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NewsGovernment faces eco-town judicial review
High Court grants campaign group permission to argue its case against plans for Middle Quinton eco-town
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NewsWritedowns push profit flat at Galliford Try
Land writedowns drag pre-tax profit down to last year's level despite 30% rise in turnover
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NewsHousing troubles shrink Stewart Milne profit by 40%
But overall turnover up more than 20% and contracting arm performing well
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NewsThe Camden Victorian house refurbishment
This leaky Victorian semi looks much like its neighbour – yet it’s now more energy efficient than almost any new build and is set to achieve Code Level Four status
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NewsThe best of Regenerate's audio interviews: August and September 2008
Download a selection of Regenerate interviews
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NewsTaylor Wimpey sells Taylor Woodrow to Vinci
Cash from £74m disposal of construction business will be used for 'general group purposes.'
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NewsMarket slump knocks 68% off Barratt profit
Housebuilder's pre-tax profit falls to £137.3m despite 6% rise in selling price
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NewsSmall is affordable
With housebuildling at its lowest level since World War Two, is it time to change the sizes of schemes where social housing is needed? Our columnist thinks some tweaks could increase the number of affordable homes built
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NewsCambridgeshire: it's inclusion but not as we know it
An award winning development reaches beyond the front door to integrate disabled people into the life of their town
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NewsLoans to first-time buyers drop 50%
Council of Mortgage Lenders survey shows dramatic decline in home loans as lending criteria tighten
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Manchester students flee collapsing house
HSE orders halt to building work after structural damage forces evacuation