Housing News – Page 315
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NewsDensity backlash
Anti-superdensity feeling increased last week after Islington council in north London vetoed plans for a 39-storey residential block on the outskirts of the City.
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Housing shares slump as interest rate rises take their toll
Share prices across the housing sector fell sharply this week as housebuilders sounded the first serious notes of caution over interest rate hikes.
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NewsBrown seeks alternative to PGS
Prime minister puts housing at the top of the agenda and unveils plans to build 3 million homes by 2020
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NewsTender prices continue steady rise
BCIS finds price rise could outstrip general inflation over two years
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NewsHouse price rises slow for first time since 2006
RICS report finds fall in buyer demand due to interest rate rise
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Brown lays foundations for housing Nirvana
Gordon Brown wants to build 40,000 more homes a year and today he revealed how he intends to hit the target
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NewsBrown pledges three million new homes by 2020
Brown announces a new housing agency to help deliver 40,000 more homes a year by 2016
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NewsBarratt warns of 'tightening' housing market
Housebuilder takes prudent line as it predicts that interest rates rises will cause housing market to tighten
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NewsLondon house prices flat in June
Interest rate rises start to bite as house prices in London rise only 0/.7% in June
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NewsKelly vetoes Bovis scheme
Secretary of state rejects 2,200-home Filton project that ‘would not ensure high-quality design’
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New-build sales and completions in May
Private completions are up and housing association completions down, with the South-east the leading region
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NewsPretty: give tax relief to first-time buyers
David Pretty, Barratt’s former chief executive, has urged the government to give tax breaks to first-time home buyers.
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Leeds tops housing league with more than 3,000 homes
More homes are being built in Leeds than in any other town or city in England, according to figures from the GMB union.
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Zero-carbon champion named
Imtiaz Farookhi, chief executive of the National House Building Council (NHBC), has been appointed to champion the rights of purchasers on the industry’s zero-carbon housing taskforce.
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NewsRedrow appoints new chairman as sales stay on track
Alan Bowkett will take over from interim chairman Jim Martin with immediate effect
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NewsConstruction growth highest in three years
Growth is being fuelled by grwoth in the housebuilding sector according to CIPS report
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NewsMBLA includes eco park for big East Manchester scheme
Architect are aiming for high EcoHomes/BREEAM ratings on 400 unit Clayton project
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NewsGalliford Try reports sharp profit rise
Profits will be significantly above market expectations as contractor predicts record levels of housebuilding
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NewsIndustry and politicians push for U-turn on PGS
Treasury explores alternatives to planning gain supplement after pressure from all directions
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NewsHousebuilders set to put ‘land hoarding’ claims to rest
Office of Fair Trading launches investigation into housing sector despite Callcutt review