Housing News – Page 145
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NewsAlexander: Help to Buy critics should look at market outside London
Treasury secretary defends government scheme after launching its second phase this week
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NewsCall for space labels for new homes
Housing Forum report says mandatory labelling would drive up standards without regulation
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NewsDavid Cameron downgrades role of housing minister
Prime minister’s ministerial reshuffle sees junior minister Kris Hopkins appointed in place of Mark Prisk as housing minister
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NewsHouse sales hit four-year high
News comes as government launches mortgage guarantee element of Help to Buy
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NewsMark Prisk sacked from role as housing minister
Prisk says he has been asked to step down from role as housing minister to make way for ‘younger generation’
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NewsCala Homes posts record profit despite revenue fall
Housebuilder increases the number of private homes built, with affordable home completions falling by 25%
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NewsLots Road Power Station: Lots of apartments
One of London’s first steel framed buildings is converted into flats
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NewsMiller stock market float 'not close'
Reports that contractor and housebuilder Miller Group is considering a stock market float described as ‘hugely speculative’
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NewsMinisters eye solutions for crisis in housing for elderly
Ministers from three departments have met in the last week to attempt to find a way to tackle the looming crisis in housing for older people
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NewsBrickmakers boost capacity to address supply problems
Brick and blockmakers increase capacity by 10% to meet increase in demand as housing market takes off
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NewsLipton Rogers to target residential schemes
Sir Stuart Lipton says residential schemes will be a key focus of his new development business founded with Peter Rogers
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NewsGovernment accelerates Help to Buy
Treasury brings forward the mortgage guarantee element of the Help to Buy scheme from January
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NewsGreen light for 3,500-home scheme near Norwich
Joint venture development team wins outline consent for major scheme near Norwich
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NewsHousing stats: New-build sales and completions in August
Daily sales are less than this time last year, but private completions and registrations are both higher
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NewsHousebuilders warn of supply chain bottleneck
Firms warn UK suppliers have been caught ‘on the hop’ by resurgent housing market
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NewsMiliband pledges major housebuilding push
Labour claims it will boost number of homes built per year to 200,000 by end of the 2020 parliament
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NewsIan Sutcliffe appointed Countryside boss
Former Keepmoat and Taylor Wimpey veteran made executive chair
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NewsLabour will 'double rate of housebuilding'
Shadow housing minister says a Labour government would help the industry to build on a ‘grand scale’
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NewsMiliband proposes major housebuilding push
Labour to set up new commission chaired by Sir Michael Lyons to examine ways to boost housebuilding to 200,000 homes per year
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NewsLabour pledges 'continuity' on housing policy
Shadow housing minister says party would continue with many of coalition’s reforms on housing and planning policy to ensure continuity