Housing News – Page 297
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NewsA sound investment
By 2020 nearly one in five people will be over 65. Not only do we have a duty to build homes that meet their needs, it makes good business sense too, argues housing minister
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NewsZero-carbon housing kit: RuralZed explained
RuralZed is a zero-carbon housing kit for affordable low to medium-density developments that, its makers say, will meet the Code for Sustainable Homes from level three up to six and beyond. Here’s how it’s done.
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Kerslake steps in to shake up eco-towns initiative
Boss of housing superagency to vet applications, as consultation on sites faces fresh delay
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NewsBoKlok housing: And not an Allen key in sight …
Off-site manufacture Ikea homes have arrived in the UK and, while they may not come in flatpacks, many components are manufactured off site and are as cheap and functional as you’d expect from the Swedish brand.
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Farrell to tackle Thames scheme
Architect Terry Farrell and Partners has been parachuted in by Southwark council to help rethink the embattled Potters Fields scheme next to the London mayor’s headquarters.
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NewsThe Pearl of Newquay
Construction is about to start on this residential scheme on Newquay promenade in Cornwall.
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2006 was best year for housebuilding in 20 years
Almost 200,000 additional homes were created in England in 2006, the highest number for 20 years, according to the latest government figures.
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Flint defends adaptable homes
Housing minister Caroline Flint has defended the government’s decision to force housebuilders to make all new homes fit for older people to live in from 2013.
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NewsGreenwich à la Mode
This development of 207 homes on the Greenwich Peninsula regeneration site has been granted detailed planning permission.
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NewsHomes owned by housing association rise 10%
Latest social housing regulator figures show value of homes at £77bn
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NewsImages: Libeskind’s first US high rise
Star architect opens luxury Cincinnati residential scheme
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NewsRenzo Piano unveils central London triplets
L&G/Mitsubishi mixed-use three-building scheme will sit between Covent Garden and Oxford Street
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NewsElm Park, Dublin
Bucholz McEvoy Architects’ Elm Park is a stunning £300m mixed-use, sustainable extension to Dublin, made all the more attractive by the charmless dross that surrounds it
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NewsCrest slows construction of flagship Birmingham project
Chief executive admits sales rate has halved at £261m Park Central since credit crunch began
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NewsHousing gloom after US bank crashes
Housebuilders prepare for tough market conditions as lenders tighten mortgage criteria
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NewsHousing stats: New-build sales and completions in February 2008
This month’s data shows that sales and registrations are substantially down on this time last year
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‘Zero carbon’ to be defined by end of year
The industry has welcomed the promise in last week’s Budget to define what “zero-carbon housing” actually means.
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EP invites developers to build housing scheme in Staffordshire
Developers invited to bid for 300 homes plus community facilities near Newcastle-under-Lyme
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Public sceptical of 3m homes drive
The government’s housing plans have been put under further scrutiny as two pieces of research show falling public support.
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Ashford gets building boost
New body set up to rescue council’s efforts to build 31,000 homes in and around town by 2031