Housing News – Page 271
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Mortgage approvals plunge 71% in a year
Bank of England reveals approvals dropped to lowest ever level in July
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NewsFirst-time buyers to get “free” loans
New measure forms part of government package to kick-start the housing market
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NewsHome owners are untapped market for shared ownership
Research finds more publicity needed to sell homes to new groups
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NewsBanks tighten the screw on housing association loans
Housing Corporation says falls in sales profits could hurt some associations but most will weather the storm
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NewsMcCarthy & Stone cuts 200 more jobs
Latest announcement at retirement homes specialist brings job loses this year to a quarter of workforce
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NewsRICS rules to improve valuations
Chartered surveyors must ask housing developer for 'disclosure of incentives' under changes in the 'Red Book'
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NewsFree EPC data, says consultant
Inbuilt's Strong accuses government of dithering on Green Homes Service remedy
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NewsGovernment must kick-start housing market
RICS calls on government to boost mortgage lending as it reveals worse housing sales figures for 30 years
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Somerset mine to be redeveloped as housing
English Partnerships seeks tenders to build 10 homes and a museum on Combe Down site
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NewsEdinburgh approves RMJM 15,000-home masterplan for Leith Docks
Forth Ports' regeneration scheme will be the Scottish capital's biggest-ever new development
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EP may act as broker in bid to rescue housing market
Move is part of a package of measures to aid ailing housebuilding sector
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NewsIan Ritchie quits Olympic village over quality concerns
Architect leaves £1bn London 2012 project amid mounting unrest over value engineering
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News£250m Rochdale scheme stalls after legal challenge
Losing bidders protest after council and development agency fail to disclose full selection criteria
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NewsBoris Johnson’s London plan
London mayor Boris Johnson has wasted no time in setting out a new direction for planning and development policy in the capital. For those bewildered by the policy twists and turns, here’s a quick route map of the proposed changes.
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NewsHousing stats: New-build sales and completions in July 2008
This month’s data reveals that private registrations are down 57% on last year
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Taylor Wimpey may turn to private equity despite bank rescue
Pete Redfern, chief executive of Taylor Wimpey, hasn’t ruled out selling a stake in the housebuilder to a private equity group.
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NewsSavills posts 41% drop in profit
Estate agent admits to finding 2008 a 'challenging year' as housing market slump continues
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NewsTesco withdraws bid for Cambridge eco-town
Supermarket giant is the latest bidder to pull out of Gordon Brown's initiative, after proposals were opposed by local planners
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NewsHouse price falls hit double digits
Annual price fall reached 10.5% in August, announces Nationwide
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NewsLand writedowns drive Taylor Wimpey into the red
Housebuilder to close 13 of its 39 operating businesses after £1.54bn first-half loss