Housing News – Page 217
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HSE fears cuts will make it ‘reactive’
The Health and Safety Executive has warned that it may be forced to abandon preventative work if its resources are cut after the election, despite the fear of more deaths when building work picks up.
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Olympic legacy body wins role in sale of £1bn athletes’ village
The Olympic Park Legacy Company has won a role overseeing the development and sale of the £1bn 2,800-home athletes’ village after the 2012 Games
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NewsNew uniform
Contractor James and Taylor has won the job to clad Greater Manchester Police’s new £63m headquarters
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NewsHealey announces funding for 24 Kickstart sites
Housing minister gives £27.5m cash injection and reveals three Public Land Initiative sites
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Morrison wins contract worth potential £80m
Thurrock council awards housing repair contract for over 10,000 properties worth £4m a year
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NewsHouse prices rose 0.7% in March
Nationwide figures show prices 9% higher than March last year, but they failed to recover from January dip
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NewsA sixth of England development schemes on hold
Report on effectiveness of regional development agencies says it was not clear if government bodies had prioritised right schemes
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NewsScottish government pumps £130m into mothballed housing schemes
Plan for upto 1,000 homes to be built and rented as affordable housing for five to 10 years before being sold
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NewsNew standards could add £10k to new homes
Home Builders' Federation hits out at HCA's proposed rules on quality and space
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NewsTories to pass social housing funds directly to mayors
Areas with elected leaders would bypass HCA in major shake-up, which could extend to all councils
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Housing Stats: New build sales and completions in February 2010
Completions are down slightly from last year, but private registrations have shot up more than 100%
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Boris relents on ‘hobbit homes’
London mayor Boris Johnson is set to backtrack from a threat to ban all new homes from having windows in only one wall after uproar from housebuilders over the impact on build costs
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NewsDarling offers pre-election 'new deal' to housebuilders
Chancellor commits to slashing regulatory costs of housebuilding, but remains quiet on spending cuts
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NewsLink between poor housing and tuberculosis highlighted
Initiative aims to improve health by delivering better housing in London borough of Brent
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NewsHealey to reveal 'new deal' for housebuilders
Government will clamp down on councils that refuse to release land for housebuilding
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NewsOFT withdraws support for housebuilder code of conduct
Competition body is ‘no longer part of equation’ because of £15,000 cap on dispute resolution
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NewsPidgley put off by Noho Square asking price
Berkeley boss admits he has looked at central London site but won’t “pay telephone numbers”
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NewsMiller Group stays in red with £72.4m loss
Housebuilder and contractor remains optimistic despite 25% fall in turnover
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NewsHome loans halve in January
Dramatic drop in number and value of loans blamed on December sales surge
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NewsPrivate equity firm 3i runs the rule over Connaught
Sources confirm 3i has looked at takeover but no deal is imminent