Housing News – Page 160
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NewsCosmopolitan in merger talks with Riverside
Possible merger puts social landlord’s development pipeline in doubt
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NewsMorgan drops bid to takeover Redrow
Chairman of housebuilder Redrow has ‘terminated’ plan to make an offer for the company through his investment fund
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NewsLovell launches regional shake up
Morgan Sindall’s housing arm Lovell is to merge its regional operations, with the move leading to a number of senior job losses
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NewsPut £10bn pension pot into homes, says RIBA
RIBA’s Future Homes Commission to call for local government pension funds to invest £10bn in homes for private rent
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NewsNewBuy to deliver 25,000 not 100,000 homes
Expectation of number of sales through government’s flagship NewBuy mortgage guarantee scheme slashed
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NewsPlanning stats: Residential projects and approvals in September
The number of projects are slightly up compared with August’s data in all the regions, except Scotland
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NewsTaylor Wimpey in private rental trial
Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey is to trial building “four or five” schemes of homes for the private rent market
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NewsBerkeley 50-storey Blackfriars tower approved
Developer Berkeley Group retains Ian Simpson design but changes use from hotel to residential
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NewsCameron asserts importance of housebuilding
Prime minister pushes back at Labour and seeks to reframe the Conservatives as the party of home ownership
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NewsCrest Nicholson adopts Garden City principles
Crest Nicholson is to “retrofit” the principles of the Garden City into some of its large schemes with planning permission
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NewsHousing shortage will hold back jobs growth
Report by property consultant Cluttons says employment growth is expected to outstrip housing supply in London
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NewsHousebuilders urge government to back industry
Housebuilders and CBI urge government to focus on housing as the key to the UK’s recovery from recession
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NewsBloor Homes snaps up first phase of Berewood Village
Housebuilder will build first 194 homes of 2,500-home scheme
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NewsPrisk opposes 10,000-home scheme in his backyard
Housing minister Mark Prisk says campaign against Harlow North is principled opposition
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NewsRedrow takeover deadline pushed back
Redrow extends by two weeks the deadline for chairman Steve Morgan to make an offer
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NewsLord Taylor to review all planning guidance
Eric Pickles appoints National Housing Federation chair to review existing guidance
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NewsLabour puts construction centre stage
Housing and construction put at heart of economic strategy as part of a bid to reposition Labour as a “one nation” party