Housing News – Page 257
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NewsHome truths: Help the aged
It’s all very well building super-efficient eco villages, says Ross Holleron of Inbuilt, but we mustn’t ignore the existing homes and amenities that surround them
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NewsSeven ideas to reduce emissions from housing stock
An expert panel has come up with seven ways that the government can start cutting carbon emissions from our energy-spewing housing stock – and it’s going to take a lot more than just turning down the heating
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Flexible options to replace ‘unworkable’ zero-carbon target
Builders will be given flexibility in how they meet the government’s zero-carbon standard.
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NewsBarratt sued for £1m over scaffolder's smashed ankle
Scarborough scaffolder claims for £184,000 in home help and £150,000 for footwear
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NewsBerkeley reveals new design for controversial Tower Bridge site
Housebuilder and Southwark unveil Squire & Partners' new vision for Potters Fields next to City Hall
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NewsHomeowner bailout: Whitehall to the rescue?
Government plans to help struggling homeowners swung into action last week, but will they make any difference?
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NewsTartan Hips
The Scottish version of the home information pack launched at the start of the month. Is it any better than the much derided English and Welsh version?`
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NewsWhitehall has too much power, says Heseltine
Former Tory defence secretary says Treasury has forced up council tax
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NewsHouse sales down despite rising buyer interest
RICS reports sales per agent at record low as rising enquiries stymied by lack of finance
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NewsHips to include information on flooding and parking
Home information packs will also have to be produced before homes are put on the market
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NewsOFT launches inquiry into house selling
Study will establish whether there is fair competition between estate agents
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NewsJapanese knotweed: tackling a green menace
A housebuilder in Cornwall explains why it spent £2m getting the stubborn weed off its site
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NewsHousing association set to seal rescue deal on Olympic village
Southern Housing Group has agreed in principle to help Lend Lease on the 2012 project
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NewsGalliford Try wins homes superagency's first job
Contractor appointed on first development by the new Homes and Communities Agency
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NewsCountryside reveals plans for 1,000 homes in Sussex
Housebuilder's plans include primary school, pub, business space and allotments
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NewsBerkeley house sales slump 60%
Group posts pre-tax profit of £79.8m despite worsening conditions since collapse of Lehman Brothers
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NewsTelford and Bovis Homes could axe 260 staff in 2009
London-based Telford to cut one-third of jobs, as Bovis starts second wave of redundancies
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NewsHousing association in talks to rescue Olympic village
Lend Lease’s developer role hangs on a deal with Southern Housing Group
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Urgent bank talks over social landlord rescues
New sector regulator worried stricter lending will prevent troubled housing associations being saved
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Major housing project applications down by 22%
Planning applications for major housing projects have fallen by more than a fifth in the past year, a study has revealed.