All Housing articles – Page 259
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NewsLiving with eco-towns: The hard sell
The idea of eco-towns has never been exactly popular with neighbouring communities. So now that the four sites have been chosen, how is the government going to convince the locals to buy into its low-carbon dream?
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NewsThe Cricklewood renaissance
Developers behind the £4.5bn Brent Cross and Cricklewood regeneration scheme have agreed to stump up £1bn in community benefits under a planning agreement with the council
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London boroughs shelve plans to reclaim Olympic planning
London boroughs have abandoned plans to bid to regain control of planning in the Olympic park fringes and Lower Lea Valley from the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation
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HCA to release £300m for stalled housing schemes
A second phase of the Kickstart programme will re-allocate £225m from aborted projects
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NewsHouse prices rise 0.8%, says Halifax
Bank reports that average price has risen to £160,973, after second increase in a row
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NewsRedrow to refocus on family homes after £141m loss
Housebuilder to abandon flats for fewer, larger house types in bid to return to profit
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NewsGalliford Try plans £119m rights issue to boost housebuilding
Group plans housebuilding expansion to exploit recovering market after posting £27m full-year loss
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NewsCouncils set to build 2,000 more homes
Government green-lights building programme as Audit Commission calls for focus on improving existing housing stock
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NewsBerkeley on target to hit profit forecasts
Group says £300m net cash could be used to make more site acquisitions as market stabilises
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NewsRICS reports rise in demand for rented homes
Surveyors witness increase in number of prospective renters of UK housing
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NewsBarratt Developments to issue £500m of new shares
Housebuilder plans cash call when full-year results are announced to reduce debt pile and fund land purchase
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More mortgages
The number of mortgages approved by banks has risen to the highest figure for 17 months
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Tories to stick with pathfinder initiative
The Tories have said they would continue to support regeneration schemes, including the housing market renewal pathfinder initiative, should they win the next election
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Swindon head leaves
Peter James, the chief executive of Swindon’s urban regeneration company, is stepping down after four years in the post
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Rural housing drought
One rural primary school is closing every month as a result of housing shortages in the countryside, according to research commissioned by the National Housing Federation.
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UK construction continues to decline – but at a slower rate
The rate of decline within the UK construction industry was the slowest for 18 months last month, figures from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply revealed
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South-west told to keep building
The government has urged planning authorities in south-west England to press ahead with plans to build thousands more homes, despite delays to the regional plan and opposition from the Tory party
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NewsHow to defuse a time bomb
Central and local government must do something to stimulate housing output or we face a nationwide shortage. John Stewart has some suggestions
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Blackpool goes green
Great Places Housing Group is developing eight homes for affordable rent in Blackpool
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Charitable appeal
Housing charity, Shelter Scotland, has asked the Scottish government for an extra £200m