Housing News – Page 214
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NewsGovernment to scrap regional development agencies
Coalition’s Queen’s speech sets out plans to give more power to councils and ditch regional spatial strategies
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NewsWates bags £88m Hackney housing job
Confirmation of HCA funding gives green light to long-delayed Ocean Estate development
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NewsCrest gives Horizon three-week deadline
Horizon has three weeks to come up with an offer for Crest Nicholson according to reports
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NewsExclusivity deal thwarts Crest Nicholson suitors
Bids for troubled housebuilder from array of potential buyers are blocked by Horizon agreement
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NewsHCA fate in doubt as £700m frozen
Funding for Kickstart and Pathfinder in doubt as HCA enters talks with coalition over its future
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Coalition scraps Hips
Housing minister announces plan to ’cut pointless red tape’ by dropping information pack requirement
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Tories water down £250k stamp duty threshold plans
Coalition agreement commits only to review of move to help first-time buyers
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London leads rise in workload, RICS survey shows
Regions report modest rises, but the North and Scotland flounder
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Completions boost helps Gleeson to strong cash balance
Trading is 'stable' but awaits return of mortgage availability
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Is Shapps going to be good for housebuilders?
So far the industry is keen to make friends with the new housing minister, but his localism agenda could turn them into enemies
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HCA undergoes senior management shake-up
Government cost-cutting leads to more high-profile departures and reorganisation of operations into three divisions
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First-time buyer mortgage value rises a quarter in a month
Latest figures from Council of Mortgage Lenders reveals £2bn of loans were advanced to first-time buyers in March
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Eric Pickles is communities and local government secretary
Tory Party chairman wins place in cabinet with responsibility for housing and regeneration
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Barratt predicts return to profit this year
Increases in selling prices and forward sales boost growth
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Housing market picks up for spring
RICS survey shows that prices and sales rose in recent months
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Building launches Housing Now virtual event
Two-day conference takes place on 9-10 June featuring big industry names and expert housing advice
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Mears builds on £500m social housing wins
With an order book of £2.5bn the housing specialist says 91% of year's turnover is secured
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Work starts on first council rented homes for 20 years
PCKO Architect's project in Ealing has received HCA funding for 30 flats and six houses for social rent
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Election uncertainty will stall housing market
Jones Lang LaSalle says lack of clarity on Hips, public sector cuts and planning will put brake on housing recovery