Housing News – Page 314
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NewsHips warning for estate agents
The Office of Fair Trading says estate agents could face a ban if they do not comply with Hips
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NewsDevelopers to pay £5,000 per house transport levy in Thames Gateway
Key agreement between private and public sector will see developers contribute towards transport costs for new housing in Kent
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NewsTaylor Wimpey weathers US housing storm
Newly merged housebuilder reports large writedown in the US but says integration will result in £100m cost savings
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NewsZero carbon ‘adds 30% to cost’
Cost of going zero carbon in 2016 could add 30% to the average construction cost of a home
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NewsDavid Chipperfield wins two Stirling Prize nominations
Architect is joined on the shortlist by Foster + Partners, Office for Metropolitan Architecture, Haworth Tompkins and Glenn Howells
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NewsHouse prices growth stalls in July
Interest rate rises hit house prices as annual inflation drops below 10%
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NewsBrown finds extra £3bn for affordable homes
Government green paper says extra money will see supply of affordable homes rise to 70,000 units per year
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NewsHousebuilders dismiss green arguments on affordability
HBF says rural campaigner's are "comparing apples to oranges" by claiming qualtiy of environment is key determinant of house prices
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NewsHousing on floodplains not ruled out
Yvette Cooper says developments on floodplains would be subject to an assessment by the Environment Agency
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NewsDublin’s square city
The €750m (£500m) Northern Quarter in Dublin city centre has received planning permission from the council.
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News'Cardiovascular' house wins eco-prize
Californian architectural students win Concrete Centre competition after designing house with 'arteries'
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NewsRoof collapses in Yorkshire flash flood
Collapse of housing block roof during torrential downpour leads to evacuation of 30 elderly residents
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NewsThe refurbishment challenge
Web exclusive: An innovative project in Sutton is trying to tackle two major sustainable headaches – how do we address the existing inefficient housing stock and how do we know which methods of environmentally-friendly upgrades are more effective?
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NewsPersimmon completes Ironstone
Image: Ironstone provides 114 new homes for Telford regeneration scheme
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NewsWolseley warns of continued US housing market downturn
The building giant's trading statement reveals pre-tax profits for American operations have fallen further
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Population pressure: can Britain learn to live with Hong Kong-style housing?
Developments are being built that cram 2,500 homes into a hectare, and more are on the way. A team of architects has reported on how we can manage the social strains that arise in such ‘superdense’ schemes
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Mears denies ‘massaging’ figures as inquiry opens
Housing Corporation examines claims that repair firm provided false tenant satisfaction figures
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NewsThe plight of the ‘new poor’
Here are 10 measures that we must implement if young people are to have any hope of buying homes
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English Partnerships to insist on bigger homes
English Partnerships (EP) is to require that houses built on its sites offer greater space.