All Housing articles – Page 151
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NewsCelebrated urbanist and planner Peter Hall dies
Peter Hall, the celebrated planner, urbanist and geographer, has died
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CommentA failure to plan
If housing is a long-term priority for the UK, the planning system does not recognise it
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FeaturesTop 150 contractors and housebuilders 2014
Building’s annual list of the UK’s biggest performers in the construction sector shows that housebuilders have enjoyed the past 12 months most. But many predict the tides are ready to turn for contractors, as Joey Gardiner reports
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NewsGalliford Try moves into top 10 contractors
Building’s annual Top 150 contractors and housebuilders league sees the firm move up to eighth
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CommentHow does your garden grow?
Garden cities hold out the attractive prospect of helping meet the demand for new housing, but political, financial and planning obstacles could nip them in the bud
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NewsGo ahead for Canary Wharf's massive Wood Wharf scheme
Tower Hamlets gives outline permission to 30 new buildings in London’s Docklands, including over 3,000 homes
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NewsTesco plans to build 4,000 UK homes
Retailer announces housebuilding push as chief executive departs on further profit warning
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NewsGreen light for next phase of £250m Old Vinyl Factory scheme
Housing developer Hub strikes deal to build 213 homes on the site of the Old Vinyl Factory development in west London
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FeaturesHousing Design Awards 2014: Addresses to impress
From radical warehouse conversions to art deco elderly care, this year’s Housing Design Awards show an industry emerging from the recession with a spring in its step and unafraid to experiment
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NewsBoris seeks greater powers over public sector land
Mayor of London urges government to give him new posers to to take control of public land in the capital
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CommentThe World Cup's over - but Passivhaus is not
Steve Douglas on how a footballing trip to Brazil resulted in an unexpected lesson in low carbon housebuilding
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CommentWas Miller right to sell its construction business?
Nice price for Galliford Try and stuttering housing market add up to a bold decision by Miller
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Archive TitlesClimate watchdog calls for regulation on overheating
Committee on Climate Change warns that zero carbon homes will be more likely to overheat unless rules are introduced to tackle the problem
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NewsPlanning stats: Residential projects and approvals in June
Barratt Homes is top housing client, while residential development in June continued on an even keel
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NewsGalliford Try twice walked away from Miller deal
Firm took tough stance in negotiations to drive down price; Miller Construction chief to stay with Miller Group
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NewsBarratt profit set to double
Housebuilder says it sold the greatest number of homes for the last six years in 2014 trading year
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NewsGalliford Try buys Miller Construction
Firm pays just £16.6m for £410m turnover construction business
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NewsGalliford Try set to report record profit
Contractor says pre-tax profit will hit top end of analysts’ forecasts in trading update
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NewsAllowable solutions consultation dodges carbon price
Long awaited consultation sets out some further details of offsetting system but key issues remain undecided
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NewsCompulsory training needed to tackle 'performance gap'
Major review by Zero Carbon Hub finds the industry needs cultural revolution to deliver buildings that perform to design