Housing News – Page 330
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NewsBDP reveal plans for Preston
Architect and developer Grosvenor submit Tithebarn masterplan for approval
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NewsImage: HKR’s unveils tallest tower in Belfast
The 37-storey Aurora tower will be 28m higher than next tallest building in Belfast
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NewsGalliford Try wins £71m of regeneration work
Contractor picks up £46m scheme at Yarborough Estate in Grimsby and £25m mixed-use scheme in East London
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NewsGreen homes could spell the end of freehold for new build
Lawyers argue that the only way to bind residents to green energy is through a lease
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NewsEP aims to attract £10bn from City
The team overseeing the establishment of Communities England is exploring ways of using its £4bn a year budget to obtain City money for housing and regeneration.
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Barratt wins 800 unit East End regeneration
Barratt Developments has pipped Countryside Properties in the race for an 800 home regeneration project on the edge of the Olympic Park.
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Peabody sues builder for £300,000 after fire
The Peabody Trust is suing construction company Walter Llewellyn & Sons for more than £300,000 after a fire broke out in a block of flats.
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Tesco to sell affordable flats
Tesco is to pioneer a scheme offering affordable homes to key workers in south London.
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NewsNewcastle makes exhibition of itself
Newcastle council is searching for a private developer to deliver the city’s housing exposition.
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Tom Hunter prepares £2bn bid for Wilson Bowden
As Building went to press, Sir Tom Hunter was thought to be preparing a £2bn bid for Wilson Bowden, which would be his third offer for a UK housebuilder in four months.
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NewsImage: Solar panel makeover for Canning Town Tower
The refurbishment of 23-storey Ferrier Point by ECD will see the south facade clad in photovoltaics
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NewsTower block made famous by advert is demolished
Glasgow high-rise block used in Sony ad is destroyed in 10 seconds by controlled explosion
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NewsImages: New digs for Bath students
Architect Design Partnership win planning for £16.4m University of Bath student residences
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NewsHSE puts ban on Falcon cranes
‘Precautionary approach’ adopted after recent fatal accidents involving crane hire firm’s vehicles
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NewsKen Makes over his old home town
Architect Ken Shuttleworth unveils proposals for mixed-use Birmingham scheme
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Kier eyes Amec’s £1bn property division
Acquisition would double Kier’s £700m portfolio, but company says it will not touch construction
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NewsGovernment gives go-ahead to Communities England
Merger of Housing Corporation and English Partnerships to create super regeneration agency
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NewsZero carbon taskforce gets green light
The government’s plans for all new homes to be zero carbon by 2016 moved a step forward this week with the formation of a steering group to lead the initiative.
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NewsBig game Hunter
Making the news Sir Tom Hunter is the media-shy multimillionaire out to capture Crest Nicholson
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Housing stats: New-build sales and completions in December 2006
This month’s data from the NHBC