Housing News – Page 311
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NewsRegeneration not working, says think tank
Government investment in cities has had little impact on improving economic performance claims Policy Exchange think tank
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NewsBovis Homes anticipates 5% fall in housebuilding volume in 2007
Housebuilder feels drop in demand after Northern Rock crisis
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Barratt looks north for tough regeneration schemes
Traditional greenfield housebuilder to specialise in public sector brownfield projects
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£510m planning grant ‘must not be used for infrastructure’
Ministers have warned councils that they must spend their share of the £510m planning grant to beef up their planning departments rather than on infrastructure.
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NewsNo Rovers Return here
Lovell has started work on a terraced house scheme designed to update Manchester’s “Coronation Street” image.
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NewsConstruction orders fall 13% in third quarter
Government reports show decrease in private housing orders among the worst hit
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NewsTaylor Wimpey's reports reservations slowdown
Housebuilder warns that poor market conditions have dented its reservations rates
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NewsNorthern Rock boss resigns from Persimmon board
Adam Applegarth, chief executive of Northern Rock, steps down as non-executive director to concentrate on his job at the troubled mortgage lender
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NewsBovis Homes chief executive to retire
Malcom Harris will be replaced by current finance director David Ritchie in July 2008
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NewsKier warns of housing division slowdown
Trading update points to downturn in reservations and visitors since the Northern Rock crisis, but construction division is up
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NewsGovernment must build more than 3m homes
Target for new homes must increase to 270,000 homes a year says report
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Steep fall in value for many new build flats
TV property show finds big falls in value for new apartments in Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds
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NewsSheffield boss is frontrunner to lead homes super agency
Council chief executive Sir Robert Kerslake tipped to take over Housing and Communities Agency
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NewsHousing stats:New-build sales and completions in September 2007
New-build private registrations shoot up and the South-east leads on regional completions
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NewsA nice commute
The first live–work apartments in the SoDa Studios development in Hackney, north-east London, have gone on sale. Designed by architect Thinking Space, the 46 apartments are aimed at young workers who wish to live and work in the same place. The project is due for completion in autumn 2008. The ...
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NewsMcCarthy & Stone takes former land buyer to court
Former employee accused of disclosing confidential information on potential sites to rivals
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News£1bn to calm pathfinder fears
But flagship regeneration programmes could be cut from nine to five in next four years
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Housebuilding margins squeezed
Housing tracker Building’s new quarterly analysis shows effect of rising land and materials costs
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Margins same for apartments and family homes, says survey
Developers can obtain the same margins from family homes as flats, according to figures from EC Harris and estate agent Knight Frank.