Housing News – Page 295
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NewsCode for Sustainable Homes: Sometimes things aren't as green as they seem
Here’s a riddle: how do you build homes that emit more carbon dioxide than your rivals’ yet still achieve a higher Code for Sustainable Homes rating? Simple, says Chloe Stothart: go electric
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NewsNothing up our sleeves …
The fallout from Northern Rock has led to fear and mistrust in the housing market. So Barratt has decided to establish a more transparent relationship between itself and lenders, says Mark Clare
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NewsCallcutt: Government is ignoring my report
The man charged with reviewing the economics and delivery of housing supply has heard nothing from ministers since publishing his findings
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HBF revises code of conduct to help lenders
New measures to ensure greater transparency for mortgage lenders on new build houses
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Industry hits back after Eddie Shah calls builders lazy
Berkeley boss rebuts criticism of UK construction workers by media magnate turned housebuilder
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Mears announces £57m of social housing repair contracts
Maintenance and repair provider announces three major contract wins with housing associations across England
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NewsWorst housing slump for 30 years, says RICS
Housing market survey for March shows confidence among surveyors at its lowest for three decades
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NewsIan Ritchie to be replaced on controversial Potters Fields site
Berkeley Homes has agreed to appoint a new architect on site near Tower Bridge after pressure from part-landowner Southwark Council
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NewsTaylor Wimpey's UK chief executive quits
Ian Sutcliffe leaves housebuilder to become UK managing director of office developer Segro
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HBOS backs £80m Catesby plan for brownfield housing
Bank gives financial backing to venture investing in housing-led schemes for South-eastern brownfield sites
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NewsBarratt puts Wilson Bowden Developments up for sale
Housebuilder expects to make £195m from the sale of the business it bought last April
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NewsGleeds wins contract on Foster + Partners' resort
Consultant will cost manage the £100m scheme at Corniche Bay in Mauritius
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NewsPlanning applications: March 2008
Number of new homes at detailed planning stage falls 43% in March, with the North hardest hit
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NewsOpen sesame
Increasing density in our towns and cities is a more sustainable option than building new towns full of eco homes. But unlocking the funds that make this approach possible is not easy, says Jon Rouse
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NewsHBF asks government to buy unsold private homes
Housing Corporation offers qualified support to housebuilders’ plan to bolster market
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NewsThe housebuilder’s plan - City lofts
Our company profiles continue with a developer that is attempting to cope with the drop in sales of city-centre flats in northern England. Jon Neale takes a look around
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Regeneration super agency to save tax payers £1bn
Homes and Communities agency will increase efficiencies by combing work of Housing Corporation and English Partnerships
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NewsBank of Scotland takes 40% stake in Tulloch Homes
Deal worth £27.5m comes after Inverness-based housebuilder postponed plans to float
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NewsSkanska brings ModernaHus to the UK
Contractor brings green Swedish housing concept with certified BRE to the UK market
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NewsEco-town advisory board named
John Walker, former Commission for New Towns boss, to chair 12-man panel that also includes Wayne Hemmingway, Sunand Prasad and Sir Peter Hall