All Housing articles – Page 151
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CommentKeep up the innovations
The industry needs to improve its innovation and collaboration to produce the products and services that will be demanded by housebuilders and home owners in future. But we shouldn’t just rely on regulation to drive change
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NewsDeveloper warns luxury homes market is 'overheated'
Luxury residential developer Amazon Properties says central London market has ‘overheated’
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NewsGalliford Try expects bumper year
Firm says it expects to exceed analysts’ expectations with pre-tax proft of £92m
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NewsWeston Homes secure backing for 3000-plus homes
Housebuilder Weston Homes has secured bank finance to build £1bn of new homes across London and the South-east
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CommentJust because the market's heating up, there's no reason new homes should too
In his latest installment of his diary of a new house purchase, David Frise finds it hard to keep his cool
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NewsHomeowners cancel repair jobs due to lack of trusted builders
Survey finds over 20% of homeowners are shelving or delaying plans for work on their homes because they cannot find trustworthy builders
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NewsHousing continues to drive construction recovery
Growth revised up to 0.6% in first quarter, with year-on-year growth of 5.4% driven by 23% increase in housing
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CommentDesperate homebuyers need hungry housebuilders
Superprofits at housebuilding firms point to the idea we need a more managed market
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NewsHousing stats: New-build sales and completions in March 2014
Both completions and registrations are up year on year across private and public sectors
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NewsBarratt on course for 'strong' results
Housebuilder’s sales up 46.5% in the financial year to date
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CommentWhat has happened to landscaping in housing developments?
Busy housebuilders are ignoring the detailed specification of landscaping that is so important in making a scheme a success
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CommentWe need a Garden City vision fit for the 21st century
Planners should look to the ideas behind Apple and Glastonbury rather than attempting to re-invent Letchworth
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FeaturesGarden cities: Back to the future
Garden cities offered a utopian vision of town planning at the dawn of the last century. But could they be the answer to the current housing crisis? The coalition seems to think so
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NewsRedrow snaps up sites for 1,300 homes
Housebuilder has bought 11 new sites since the start of the year
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NewsRising costs threatening recovery
FMB state of trade survey warns recovery in the SME construction sector is under threat from rising building costs and material shortages
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NewsPlanning ‘easiest since eighties’, says Cala boss
Government reform has produced easiest environment to get residential approvals since eighties, claims house builder
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FeaturesInterview: Alan Brown
With two investors behind it and the recent purchase of upmarket housebuilder Banner, Cala Group has come a long way from its precarious refinancing in 2009. Alan Brown talks about delivering volume at the top end of the market, and plans to treble turnover to £800m a year
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CommentBreaking boundaries
Greater collaboration from local authorities could unlock big opportunities for construction and boost the economy as a whole, but before we think outside the box, we first need to re-construct it
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CommentHelp to Buy: Keep up the support
Retaining the Help to Buy scheme through to 2020 would provide the confidence the industry needs to invest and increase housing supply, and enable thousands of people to buy their first home
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NewsTelford Homes doubles pre-tax profit
Housebuilder reports bumper performance in trading statement