All Housing articles – Page 244
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NewsMPs slam TW and Persimmon over ‘unthinkable’ bonuses
Housebuilders in receipt of millions in Kickstart grant attacked for ‘overpaying’ chief executives
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NewsGovernment to court global investors for green bank
Sovereign wealth and state pension funds targeted by Treasury for £2bn investment vehicle
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Olympic legacy body wins role in sale of £1bn athletes’ village
The Olympic Park Legacy Company has won a role overseeing the development and sale of the £1bn 2,800-home athletes’ village after the 2012 Games
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NewsHealey announces funding for 24 Kickstart sites
Housing minister gives £27.5m cash injection and reveals three Public Land Initiative sites
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Morrison wins contract worth potential £80m
Thurrock council awards housing repair contract for over 10,000 properties worth £4m a year
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NewsHouse prices rose 0.7% in March
Nationwide figures show prices 9% higher than March last year, but they failed to recover from January dip
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NewsA sixth of England development schemes on hold
Report on effectiveness of regional development agencies says it was not clear if government bodies had prioritised right schemes
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NewsScottish government pumps £130m into mothballed housing schemes
Plan for upto 1,000 homes to be built and rented as affordable housing for five to 10 years before being sold
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NewsNew standards could add £10k to new homes
Home Builders' Federation hits out at HCA's proposed rules on quality and space
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NewsTories to pass social housing funds directly to mayors
Areas with elected leaders would bypass HCA in major shake-up, which could extend to all councils
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Features
What it costs: Flooring
Level access showers can improve quality of life for disabled users. Peter Mayer of BLP Insurance looks at the design options and lifecycle costs for retrofitting them into existing floors
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Boris relents on ‘hobbit homes’
London mayor Boris Johnson is set to backtrack from a threat to ban all new homes from having windows in only one wall after uproar from housebuilders over the impact on build costs
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Housing Stats: New build sales and completions in February 2010
Completions are down slightly from last year, but private registrations have shot up more than 100%
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NewsDarling offers pre-election 'new deal' to housebuilders
Chancellor commits to slashing regulatory costs of housebuilding, but remains quiet on spending cuts
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NewsLink between poor housing and tuberculosis highlighted
Initiative aims to improve health by delivering better housing in London borough of Brent
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NewsHealey to reveal 'new deal' for housebuilders
Government will clamp down on councils that refuse to release land for housebuilding
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FeaturesCost model update: Small projects
In this latest update, Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon reviews the capital costs of primary schools, social housing and small industrial buildings
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NewsOFT withdraws support for housebuilder code of conduct
Competition body is ‘no longer part of equation’ because of £15,000 cap on dispute resolution
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NewsPidgley put off by Noho Square asking price
Berkeley boss admits he has looked at central London site but won’t “pay telephone numbers”
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NewsMiller Group stays in red with £72.4m loss
Housebuilder and contractor remains optimistic despite 25% fall in turnover