Housing News – Page 326
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NewsGalliford in takeover talks with Linden Homes
Construction and housing firm is understood to be prepared to pay about £200m for Linden Homes
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NewsBarratt to buy Wilson Bowden for £2.2bn
Move will make Barratt remains biggest housebuilder in UK with about 20,000 completions per year
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NewsBellway and Wren Homes upbeat ahead of interims
Bellway completions up 10% for six months to January 31 while Wrens interims are in line with expectations
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NewsZero carbon split opens as small housebuilders speak out
NFB chief executive writes to minister talking over ‘shellshock’ at package of proposals
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Planning gain pays for more than half of social housing
Private developers also paid for 46% more affordable development in 2005/06 than in 2003/04
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House starts fall in December – but completions rise
December brought a mixed set of results for housebuilders according to the latest statistics from the National House Building Council (NHBC).
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NewsThe long march to zero carbon
The housebuilding industry has made a start on zero carbon. Here’s how the government can help
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Three-quarters of population would buy new-build
The proportion of the public prepared to buy a new-build home has risen sharply since the end of the nineties, according to research by the estate agent Savills.
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NewsEP fund chooses 18 sites for 700 new homes
Barratt, Bellway and George Wimpey to build 700 new homes through First Time Buyers’ Initiative
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NewsBDP reveal plans for Preston
Architect and developer Grosvenor submit Tithebarn masterplan for approval
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NewsImage: HKR’s unveils tallest tower in Belfast
The 37-storey Aurora tower will be 28m higher than next tallest building in Belfast
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NewsGalliford Try wins £71m of regeneration work
Contractor picks up £46m scheme at Yarborough Estate in Grimsby and £25m mixed-use scheme in East London
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NewsGreen homes could spell the end of freehold for new build
Lawyers argue that the only way to bind residents to green energy is through a lease
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NewsEP aims to attract £10bn from City
The team overseeing the establishment of Communities England is exploring ways of using its £4bn a year budget to obtain City money for housing and regeneration.
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Barratt wins 800 unit East End regeneration
Barratt Developments has pipped Countryside Properties in the race for an 800 home regeneration project on the edge of the Olympic Park.
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Peabody sues builder for £300,000 after fire
The Peabody Trust is suing construction company Walter Llewellyn & Sons for more than £300,000 after a fire broke out in a block of flats.
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Tesco to sell affordable flats
Tesco is to pioneer a scheme offering affordable homes to key workers in south London.
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NewsNewcastle makes exhibition of itself
Newcastle council is searching for a private developer to deliver the city’s housing exposition.
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Tom Hunter prepares £2bn bid for Wilson Bowden
As Building went to press, Sir Tom Hunter was thought to be preparing a £2bn bid for Wilson Bowden, which would be his third offer for a UK housebuilder in four months.
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NewsImage: Solar panel makeover for Canning Town Tower
The refurbishment of 23-storey Ferrier Point by ECD will see the south facade clad in photovoltaics