Housing News – Page 202
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NewsHousebuilders save £1bn with Part L loophole
178,400 homes pre-registered with Building Control before the introduction of 2010 Part L will be built to lower energy standards
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NewsPrices fall at fastest rate for 18 months, says RICS
Monthly survey paints a gloomy picture of the housing market
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NewsMorgan Sindall: Connaught contracts £60m less than thought
Contractor to write down £3m over purchase of £28m suite of contracts
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NewsRok administrators vow to pay 3,800 staff
PwC says priority is to review and sell the collapsed company
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NewsMears tries to snap up all Rok social housing contracts
Chief executive at Mears says he is looking to take over collapsed firm’s social housing deals as PwC is appointed administrator
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NewsBovis Homes reports rise in profit margins
Housebuilder sees profit margins rise and is confident for 2011
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NewsConnaught's debts could reach £100m
Administrators find 50,000 missing invoices from suppliers and say there’s only £600,000 to pay unsecured creditors
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NewsGalliford Try's reports growth in housing
Contractor makes positive interim statement but says warns mortgage availability and public sector cuts make future uncertain
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NewsSubcontractors walk off London site in pay row
Workers down tools on £60m Terry Farrell-designed housing scheme in Shoreditch
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Housing stats in October: Residential projects and approvals
A £400m project took Tottenham Hotspur to the top of at least one league this month
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NewsBeattie leaves HCA as new chief executive takes over
Trevor Beattie leaves quango after losing out on the chief executive’s job
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NewsHouse prices recover from grim September
Halifax reports 1.8% rise in October after dramatic fall a month ago
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NewsJudge delays ruling on abolition of housing targets
Judicial review of Pickles’ decision to scrap regional strategies held up to allow late submissions
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NewsLow-carbon homes underperform, says report
Research says housebuilders need to make fundamental changes to meet 2016 zero carbon target
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NewsBoris appoints housing task force
Peter Rogers will head up task force examing social housing in the capital
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NewsFinancial regulation has gone too far, says Redrow boss
Redrow chairman Steve Morgan says there is a desperate lack of affordable motgages
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NewsControversial King Street scheme goes in for planning
Grainger and Helical Bar submit application for Hammersmith town hall redevelopment
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NewsMore than a third of homes sales discounted
Property website Zoopla finds sharp rise in sellers dropping prices
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NewsMears grabs £100m of Connaught jobs
Social housing specialist wins work from Islington, Lambeth and Exeter
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NewsLovell bags £210m of Scottish work
Housing specialist wins work with Places for People and Glasgow Council