All Housing articles – Page 248
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News80% of South-east homes fail HCA space standards
Research on new private housing finds some dwellings a third smaller than proposed sizes
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NewsGreen guidelines could threaten Scottish housebuilding
Industry figures warn that changes to building standards could increase cost of projects by £8,000
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NewsHousebuilder bonuses: Have bosses lost the plot?
What's the right approach for top execs to take in a recession?
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NewsHousing crisis set to intensify, figures reveal
National Housing Federation says planning authorities in England have failed to meet housebuilding targets by nearly a third
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NewsBovis Homes directors waive cash bonus
Housebuilder’s bosses surrender controversial cash payments in favour of share payouts
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NewsNew uniform
Contractor James and Taylor has won the job to clad Greater Manchester Police’s new £63m headquarters
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HSE fears cuts will make it ‘reactive’
The Health and Safety Executive has warned that it may be forced to abandon preventative work if its resources are cut after the election, despite the fear of more deaths when building work picks up.
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NewsRow erupts over cost of new housing rules
Concerns raised about effect on output as HCA sets out raft of space and quality standards
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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