Housing News – Page 185
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NewsHumber vs Moor: Will the planning reforms work?
The government’s plans for the planning system have stirred up huge controversy in both the industry, and now, with the publication of the the new national planning frameowrk, the country at large. With so much at stake, and so much opposition, will the government get its reforms through? And, if ...
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News‘First-time buyer blackspots’ named
Tough in Yorkshire and Humberside, the South-east, the East Midlands, East Anglia, Wales, the South-west and Scotland
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NewsBerkeley boosts Pidgley's pay by a third to £3.2m
Chief executive Rob Perrins’ pay also rockets by 70%, after two years of static wages
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NewsBoris offers communities £50m to rebuild after riots
The fund will be used to rebuild damaged streets using locally trained builders
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NewsGrainger 'performing well' despite subdued residential market
Statement says firm benefits from heigh weighting to London and South-east
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NewsPickles pledges £30m for riot victims
Government money will help businesses and families hit be this week’s violence
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NewsHousing market remains flat, RICS reports
London continues to buck the trend as the prices slip further elswhere in the country, surveyors say
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NewsBarratt looks to sell shared equity loan book
Housebuilder confirms report of talks over £170m deal
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NewsMitie to deliver £40m home improvements in Lewisham
Outsourcing company will carry out works for over 13,000 social housing tenants
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NewsWelsh politician takes aim at Steve Morgan
Redrow boss slammed for ‘cynical’ remarks on sprinkler plans
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NewsBellway profit ‘ahead of expectations’
Housebuilder issues bullish statement as completion rates rise 7.1%
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NewsBarking Riverside £3bn project stalls
Further development at the 10,800-home Barking Riverside project, one of the biggest schemes planned for the Thames Gateway, is effectively on hold.The consultant leading the £3.15bn development for the last five years, Clive Wilding, has had his commission ended by the JV between housebuilder Bellway and the Homes and Communities ...
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NewsPlanning stats residential projects and approvals July 2011
All regions saw a drop in residential projects since last month except Scotland, which increased by 19
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NewsArdmore and Mulalley land places on £137m housing framework
Framework involves the construction of 1,800 new homes in South Kilburn
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NewsPrivate sector construction continues upward trend
RICS survey signals second month of growth for private housing but public sector workloads dive
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NewsCuts in construction costs boost Taylor Wimpey profits
Housebuilder reports £28.9m pre-tax profit and operating margins of 9.3%
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NewsHCA and Cabe staff given six-figure golden handshakes
So-called ’bonfire of the quangos’ results in redundancy payouts worth four times that of private sector
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NewsMoD reveals shortlist for £1.5bn housing job
Carillion, Babcock and Kier on the list for housing services contract
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NewsGalliford Try confirms 700-home Gallions Quarter win
Consortium with United House and Durban appointed preferred bidder
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NewsConservationists attack pro-development reforms
Groups vow to fight the planning shake-up, which they fear could lead to ’unchecked’ expansion