All Housing articles – Page 132
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NewsLabour pledges stamp duty help for first-time buyers
Party proposes making homes worth up to £300,000 exempt from stamp duty for first-time buyers
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NewsLakehouse JV wins Scottish homes retrofit roll-out
Scottish government launch £224m scheme to retrofit homes for those living in fuel poverty
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NewsInfluential think tank slams right to buy extension
Institute for Fiscal Studies says extension of policy could harm public finances
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NewsWinners announced for £4bn London framework
Lakehouse and Keepmoat win most places on London-wide public sector framework
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NewsHouse buyers undeterred by election, says Taylor Wimpey
Housebuilder says underlying demand for new homes is “high” despite the impending election
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CommentA plague on all their houses
All the main parties tell us that housebuilding is a high priority for them, but none come close to the ambition needed to address the housing backlog
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NewsPeabody makes two board appointments
Housing Association appoints Peter Vernon and Jennie Daly to board
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NewsHouse sales flatline in run-up to election
RICS survey shows supply constraints and pre-election uncertainty led to subdued market in March
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NewsExperian downgrades construction growth forecasts
Output prediction cut by 0.5 percentage points for 2015, with further slowdowns anticipated in 2016-17
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NewsPersimmon makes strong start to 2015
Revenue up 7% to £2bn, but firm warns election is disrupting forward planning
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NewsLondon doubles number of affordable home completions
GLA funded homes double to 17,914 in year to March 2015
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NewsIndustry fears Tory right to buy pledge will hit housebuilding
Housing experts among those raising concerns that Tory manifesto pledge ‘won’t stack up’ for sector
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CommentPart B: We have to get this right
Part B needs improvement to make sure modern homes are safe. A fire in my constituency, one of a series across the country, has demonstrated that more work is needed
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NewsUK’s tallest resi tower gets final planning approval
Foster + Partners scheme gets Boris thumbs-up
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CommentRight to buy is not the issue
The Conservatives’ pledge could create a legal minefield and distracts from challenge of building more homes
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NewsConservatives put housing at heart of its manifesto
David Cameron pledges ‘Brownfield Fund’ for new homes, as Greens also launch their housing plans
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CommentWhat about a right to replace?
Extending the right to buy policy to housing association tenants is likely to undermine rather than boost investment in new affordable homes
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NewsExperts slam Conservatives' right to buy plans
Experts warn that key policy wouldn’t help solve housing crisis