Housing News – Page 290
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NewsSector casts doubt on government's social housing target
Credit crunch could scupper housebuilding goal, survey says
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NewsGovernment hunts for ways to combat housing slump
Top civil servants seek measures to bolster housebuilding
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NewsRacial segregation: bridging the divide
A housing association in Stoke-on-Trent is taking a new approach to integrating communities
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NewsConstruction Products Association forecasts 27% drop in housing starts
Latest forecast predicts just 147,000 housing starts in 2008 and overall construction output to fall 1.3%
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NewsLocal housing companies: nearing the finish
The first new partnerships are adding the final touches to their plans
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NewsKeep your eyes on the prize, says Caroline Flint
Minister for housing says it’s impossible to ignore the credit crunch, but housebuilders must remain innovative and ambitious if we are to meet our targets of more affordable, zero-carbon housing
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Boris to fire starting pistol for Olympic legacy quango
London mayor set to approve plans to begin work on successor to Olympic Delivery Authority
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Fears grow for Barratt’s survival as shares plummet
Value of Britain’s second biggest housebuilder falls to £213m after report of ‘black hole’ in its accounts
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Artisan aims to take on Barratt joint ventures
Developer in talks over four regeneration schemes in north-west England
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News£133m Croudace sale collapses at last minute
Economic climate blamed as bidder pulls out of year-long talks for South-east housebuilder
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Sharewatch: How to lose £3m in a quarter of an hour
In the 15 minutes it took to write this article, David Wilson lost £3m.
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NewsHome truths: Power to the people
Tackling the environmental impact of housing is a question of showing the great British public how much they can save by reducing their energy consumption, says Nicholas Doyle
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NewsTom Roper interview: A conversation with Noah
Former Australian environment minister Tom Roper is using his political muscle to try to save billions of people from rising sea levels. He tells Joey Gardiner what it’s got to do with UK housebuilders
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Keep your eyes on the prize
It’s impossible to ignore the credit crunch, but housebuilders must remain innovative and ambitious if we are to meet our targets of more affordable, zero-carbon housing
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NewsHouse doctor: Solar thermal panels
This month Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg runs through five steps to installing a solar thermal hot water system – which is one of the most effective ways to cut carbon emissions from a home
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NewsPark life: Bromford Group's Cross Street
Thermal insulation, recycling and water conservation are old news, says Chloe Stothart. In the battle for high sustainability ratings, the real game is outside the door…
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NewsConcrete panel walls
H+H provides the shell of the first house to be built by a volume housebuilder to level six of the Code for Sustainable Homes
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NewsCroydon facelift: Regeneration scheme
Croydon council this week confirmed it had selected John Laing Partnership as its preferred partner to regenerate its land in the borough
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Wolverhampton halls gets green light
Victoria Hall wins planning permission for £37m complex in Wolverhampton
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TCPA tackles climate change
The Town and Country Planning Association is to formulate a “new agenda” to respond to the growing threat of climate change