All Housing articles – Page 153
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NewsBRE to launch sustainability standard for new build housing
Think tank plans voluntary standard following government decision to axe Code for Sustainable Homes
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NewsNHBC streamlines board, with two senior departures
Finance director Sandra Kelly and commercial director Richard Tamayo to leave organisation
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NewsKier wins £140m housing repairs job
Kier has won a contract to provide planned maintenance across 33,000 homes for Genesis Housing Association
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NewsBerkeley boss: I won’t defend Vauxhall tower
Pidgley admits Broadway Malyan-designed tower is not firm’s finest building but maintains he is not ‘un-proud’ of scheme
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NewsThree bidders battle for Olympic Park housing
Three bidders shortlisted for contract to develop 1,500 homes on the East Wick and Sweetwater neighbourhoods
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NewsBerkeley reports massive jump in profit
Profit at London developer rises 40% to £380m after firm completes 30% more homes than during pre-recession peak
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CommentHandling the worker shortage
With both the Bank of England and the government pushing for greater housing production to deal with an overheating market and rising prices, it begs the question: who’s going to build them?
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NewsCrest Nicholson posts sharp jump in revenue and profit
Crest Nicholson has enjoyed a strong first half of the year, posting a 38% rise in profit, with revenue up by a quarter
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NewsBoris reveals sites for 50,000-home development push
Mayor of London unveils plans for 20 ‘housing zones’ across the capital to speed development of 50,000 homes
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NewsOsborne unveils plan to boost development on brownfield land
Chancellor announces move to pre-approve development on brownfield sites
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NewsAffordable housing starts jump 15%
Affordable housing starts were up last year but completions slightly down, according to new official statistics.
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NewsBoris to fund clean-up of key London sites
Boris Johnson is poised to unveil a funding package to decontaminate London’s hardest-to-deliver brownfield sites
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NewsHousing boom begins to cool
Latest figures from the RICS show market flattening, particularly in London
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CommentMore small sites needed to boost housing supply
There’s no chance of meeting demand for homes by prioritising large sites, despite political consensus, says Chris Tinker of Crest Nicholson
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CommentReady to go green?
The construction industry needs to demonstrate a change in culture if it is to be fully prepared to deliver on the government’s promise of going zero carbon on all new homes by 2016, says Andrew Stunell
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CommentWe mustn't ditch affordable homes to boost housing output
Rachel Fisher looks at the risk government progress on housing standards is undermined by relaxation of affordable requirements
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NewsPrivate equity firms circle Keepmoat
Housebuilder confirms it is in “early stage” talks with new “financial partners”
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NewsGreen light for PRP's £130m Cambridge housing scheme
The scheme, for housebuilder Hill and housing association BPHA, will comprise 270 homes
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NewsLabour plans to enable councils to borrow to build
Labour will look to raise the cap on the amount councils can borrow to fund the construction of new homes as part of a package of measures to boost housebuilding
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NewsBerkeley to adopt minimum space standard
Apprenticeships and housing space-standards set to increase