Housing News – Page 275
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NewsEdinburgh approves RMJM 15,000-home masterplan for Leith Docks
Forth Ports' regeneration scheme will be the Scottish capital's biggest-ever new development
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EP may act as broker in bid to rescue housing market
Move is part of a package of measures to aid ailing housebuilding sector
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NewsIan Ritchie quits Olympic village over quality concerns
Architect leaves £1bn London 2012 project amid mounting unrest over value engineering
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News£250m Rochdale scheme stalls after legal challenge
Losing bidders protest after council and development agency fail to disclose full selection criteria
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NewsBoris Johnson’s London plan
London mayor Boris Johnson has wasted no time in setting out a new direction for planning and development policy in the capital. For those bewildered by the policy twists and turns, here’s a quick route map of the proposed changes.
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NewsHousing stats: New-build sales and completions in July 2008
This month’s data reveals that private registrations are down 57% on last year
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Taylor Wimpey may turn to private equity despite bank rescue
Pete Redfern, chief executive of Taylor Wimpey, hasn’t ruled out selling a stake in the housebuilder to a private equity group.
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NewsSavills posts 41% drop in profit
Estate agent admits to finding 2008 a 'challenging year' as housing market slump continues
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NewsTesco withdraws bid for Cambridge eco-town
Supermarket giant is the latest bidder to pull out of Gordon Brown's initiative, after proposals were opposed by local planners
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NewsHouse price falls hit double digits
Annual price fall reached 10.5% in August, announces Nationwide
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NewsLand writedowns drive Taylor Wimpey into the red
Housebuilder to close 13 of its 39 operating businesses after £1.54bn first-half loss
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NewsVictorian Home of the Future offers energy efficiency hope for pre-war stock
Filling in the gaps helps a Victorian council house cut emissions by 70-80%
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Businesses demolish empty properties to avoid tax
Empty Rates tax is affecting development efforts according to urban regeneration agencies
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NewsEstate agents slam stamp duty dithering
Alistair Darling's hints over cutting stamp duty are affecting house sales
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NewsProfits plunge 80% at Bovis Homes
Housebuilder says first half of 2008 has been its toughest ever period of trading
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NewsTaylor Wimpey strikes rescue deal with banks
Recent improvement in share price has enabled housebuilder to relax its lending covenants without need for new cash
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The existing homes challenge – video
Experience eco-refub expert Russell Smith from Parity Projects discusses his contribution to the UKGBC consultation on existing homes
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NewsStone Age alternative for first-time homebuyers
Could cave home found in Scottish cliff face belong to victims of mortgage lending squeeze?
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NewsGovernment admits house sales figures may be wrong
Publication of July house sales figures delayed while data rechecked back to March
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NewsHousing slump pushes Persimmon profits down 64%
House price slide and lending squeeze conspire to hit first-half profits at UK housebuilder