Housing News – Page 279
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NewsNew planning tax will be optional for local authorities
But property industry warns community infrastructure levy needs more work
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NewsWill council tenants want Byers' right to buy idea?
Former minister Stephen Byers said council tenants should be able to use their right to buy discount to buy a home on the open market, but there are doubts about whether the plan would be popular
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NewsBarratt seals refinancing deal with banks
Deal to relax lending covenants is now in place, says housebuilder
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NewsGalliford Try wins four London housing schemes worth £84.5m
Contractor named on regeneration projects in Enfield, Plaistow, Hornsey and Plumstead
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NewsDorset councillors unite against homes plan
Purbeck council opposed to 5000 home scheme backed by minister
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NewsHips take longer in Hastings
Survey reveals massive regional differences in time taken to compile data for home information packs
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NewsConstruction activity hits record low
Survey reveals that construction market 'worsened rapidly' in July following severe decline in housing
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NewsChancellor refuses to rule out stamp duty freeze
Alistair Darling says he is preparing measures to help kickstart the housing market
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£1bn overhaul for West Bromwich
Nearly three quarters of town centre will be redeveloped by 2018
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NewsLend Lease profits halve after UK housing writedown
Olympic Village developer warns Australian stock market that UK housing troubles will hit group profits
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NewsCleadon Park: crime busters
A housing association describes the measures its took to keep antisocial behaviour out of a newly regenerated estate
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Homes being sold without Hips, says Law Society
Some buyers failing to receive report until weeks after purchase
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NewsTaylor Wimpey puts Taywood Construction on the market
Housebuilder hangs for-sale sign on contracting arm – despite speculation that it will raise no money
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NewsHousebuilders face wave of legal battles over withheld cash
Bovis Homes is demanding that subcontractors give up their retentions in the latest attempt to cut costs
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NewsNHBC reacts to slump by laying off one in 10 staff
30% of site-based inspectors to be made redundant as construction rates continue to plummet
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Uncertainty over Oriental City
The £120m Oriental City mixed-use scheme in Colindale, north London, is facing further uncertainty after the development manager behind the scheme said it would continue to delay paying for the site.
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NewsIt’s not last orders yet
Hammerson’s Bishops Place scheme in Hackney, east London, was dealt a blow last week after planning officers voted to defer a decision on consent.
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NewsThe battle of Waterloo: Elizabeth House
London mayor Boris Johnson has vetoed the development of Allies and Morrison’s Elizabeth House towers at Waterloo station.
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NewsArtist reveals folding house of Sunderland
German artist Wolfgang Weileder builds a temporary replica Georgian house in 10 days
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NewsHousing Corporation welcomes Ujima report
Independent inquiry into the collapse of Ujima Housing Association blames bad management