Housing News – Page 278
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NewsLib Dems highlight 20% crash in auction house prices
Party says auction prices reflect true state of market and demands urgent stamp duty reform
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NewsDevelopment tax fails to live up to Milton Keynes model
Developers hit out at proposals that offer no guarantee of built infrastructure in return for contributions
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NewsHere is the verdict on the BRE's super homes ...
Envelopes: Four houses on the BRE Innovation Park have made the first steps towards meeting the upper levels of the Code for Sustainable Homes. Stephen Kennett finds out what we can learn from these pioneers
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NewsInvestors undeterred by Taylor Wimpey deficit
Taylor Wimpey’s £216m pension fund deficit has not put off potential investors, according to sources close to the housebuilder
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Government delays 2016 zero-carbon consultation
Housing minister says long-awaited document will not appear until September ‘at the earliest’
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Durkan profit falls by quarter
Social housing contractor Durkan said it was satisfied with its results in the year to 31 January 2008, although pre-tax profit fell 25% from £4.6m to £3.4m.
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NewsLightweight renders
Alumasc’s silicone lightweight render was applied to about 1,500m² of exterior and interior walls of this art-deco-inspired home in County Durham.
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NewsSecondary glazing
Glazing specialist Selectaglaze has enhanced its hinged casement range with the launch of the Series 41.
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NewsSteel roof tiles
Lightweight steel roof tiles from Decra have been used on two timber-frame modular housing projects for the Lincolnshire Rural Housing Association.
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Roof insulation
Glidevale has launched a roof insulation system which it says can help achieve a 20% improvement in thermal performance while still limiting risk of condensation build-up in the roof.
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Lime mortars
Tarmac Buxton Lime and Cement has made two additions to its White Peak range of traditional lime products.
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Breathable paint
Sandtex Trade has launched its Intergrasil range of exterior coatings, a traditionally formulated mineral-based masonry paint which comprises a potassium silicate mineral-based finish and two high-performance primers, to protect and stabilise the most vulnerable of exterior substrates and maintain surface breathability.
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Multi-foil insulation
Web Dynamics has improved the performance of its LABC-approved and BBA-certified range of TLX multi-foils.
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Slate-look clay roof tiles
Sandtoft has introduced the Rivius clay roof tile, which is manufactured to look like traditional slate.
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Cedar shingles
Western red cedar shingles from timber importer John Brash have been used on the roofs of holiday chalets at the Colomendy Centre, an education and activity centre in north Wales.
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NewsUK house prices sink to June 2006 levels
Prices dive 8.8% over the year but monthly rate of decline slows to 1.7%
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NewsBirse wins £9.2m contract on Land Secs' Ebbsfleet
Civil engineer to undertake infrastructure works on 10,000-home mixed-use development
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NewsBank of England holds interest rates at 5%
Risk of inflation prevents monetary policy committee from coming to housebuilders' aid by cutting rates
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NewsRoyal Arsenal: Berkeley Homes boss who lives in his own scheme
Berkeley Homes boss John Anderson talks to Chloe Stothart about the housing slowdown and what it's like living next door to his customers
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NewsCould council mortgages kickstart the housing market?
Housing expert Alan Murie of Birmingham University gives his views on proposals to bolster housing.