Housing News – Page 277
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NewsShould northerners move South?
A report from think tank Policy Exchange said some northern cities cannot be regenerated and people should move South for work. But the Centre for Cities says don't write off the North just yet
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NewsHow will regeneration areas do in the downturn?
The latest IPD Regeneration Index showed property investments in regeneration areas slumping. Rebecca Graham, senior analyst at IPD, tells how regeneration areas could perform now based on how they did in the last recession
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NewsBreaking down the levy
Our columnist explains how the community infrastructure levy could operate
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NewsChancellor set to boost mortgage lending
Alistair Darling will help banks and building societies secrue more finance for new mortgages according to media reports
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NewsColchester Borough Homes: Caring for dying people
One of the first schemes to allow terminally ill people to become tenants so they can die in their own homes has won a national award
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NewsNortherners should move South says think tank
Regeneration has failed in cities such as Liverpool and Sunderland says influential 'right of centre' Policy Exchange
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NewsEnglish Courtyard Developments goes into administration
Retirement housing specialist succumbs to pressures of credit crunch leaving four housing schemes incomplete
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NewsRegeneration areas hit hardest by property slump
Returns were 2.6% lower in regeneration areas in compared to the general market according to new survey
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NewsDeveloper selected for Peterborough pPod eco-homes
Housing association Gentoo and housebuilder Morris Homes to build UK's second major zero carbon housing development
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NewsFalling housing sales prompt sellers to drop prices
First time buyers have become endangered species says RICS as number of sales fall to lowest level for 30 years
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Benefit cuts do not make single parents get jobs, says study
But welfare claimants think penalty is reasonable
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Standard start for planning will not work
But study says the idea could have merit at local level
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NewsLow earners 'unrealistic' about house buying prospects
Study finds few people on low incomes apply for social housing
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Developers' payments to councils double in two years
Planning payments for affordable housing rise faster than land prices, study finds
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NewsCrest considers £100m cash boost
Housebuilder is seeking cash injection to prevent breach of bank convenants according to reports
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NewsHousing sales stall over stamp duty speculation
Estate agents warn government that rumours of a stamp duty holiday has caused more uncertainty in housing market
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Chancellor rules out imminent move on stamp duty
Government tries to prevent housing market stalling as buyers hope for tax holiday
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NewsConstruction industry is in recession, says RICS
Surveyors warn of continuing shrinkage as figures show private housing orders down 20% in a year
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NewsMortgage squeeze hits Blackburn housing scheme
Final stage of £15m project put on hold because prospective homebuyers cannot borrow