All Housing articles – Page 266

  • Money
    News

    Buy-to-let loan advances down 70%

    2009-08-14T13:01:00Z

    Figures mark seventh successive quarter of decline in sector

  • Closed all hours: about 19,000 retail outlets have shut down so far this year
    News

    Quality streets

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Shops are closing and the high street is in decline. But it’s time to stop mourning the loss

  • News

    Slate-effect metal roofing

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Steadmans has launched Meta-Slate, a BBA-approved slate-effect metal roofing sheet system that combines the appearance of natural slate with the advantages of a lightweight metal roof

  • News

    Insulated panels

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Innovaré Systems is providing its large format i-SIP structural insulated panel system for a new accommodation block at Ashdown Forest visitors centre in East Sussex

  • News

    High-performance membranes

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Lethame House, a new luxury housing project by Apex Developments in Strathaven, near Glasgow, is using three DuPont building membranes to help it exceed the thermal and airtightness standards set by the regulations

  • News

    High performance windows

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Sheerframe HED windows have been used to meet level three of the Code for Sustainable Homes on a housing development in Freckleton near Preston

  • News

    Second time lucky: the Sigma II eco-house

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    When the Sigma eco-home at the BRE Innovation Park failed to hit the upper bands of the Code for Sustainable Homes, the blame was laid squarely on the building fabric. Now its maker is having another go

  • News

    Double-glazed sash windows

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    The Sash Window Consultancy claims to have come up with a solution for upgrading traditional sash windows in listed and period properties that is accepted by local authority conservation officers

  • News

    Double pan roof tiles

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Russel Roof Tiles, part of Cemex UK, has launched Derwent II, a concrete roof tile which it claims offers a cost-effective alternative to clay tiles

  • News

    Housing for disabled people

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    The housing association Housing 21 has made an offer to buy Claimar Care, an organisation that provides home care to disabled people

  • The Barking Riverside scheme in Essex, where the same
    News

    More room: the demise of the ultra small flat

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    The housing boom led to the rise of the ultra-small flat. But the crash in the market and new space standards are putting pressure on developers to come up with roomier designs at higher densities – at least for now

  • News

    Clay roof tiles

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Marley Eternit has expanded the colour choice of its Hawkins clay plain tile range with the introduction of Heather Blend

  • News

    Cabe survey reveals lack of space in London homes

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Designers of privately developed homes in and around London are failing to provide enough space for residents, according to research by the government’s design watchdog

  • News

    Bricks for refurbishment

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Manufacturer Ibstock is extending its traditional range of bricks, which is designed to offer a wide choice of sizes, colours and textures for most refurbishment projects

  • News

    HCA loses green boss to Stoke

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    The head of environmental policy at the Homes and Communities Agency is leaving to take up a post at Stoke-on-Trent council

  • News

    Scrap council tax to end boom and bust, report urges

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Property owners should be taxed on the value of their sites rather than the actual buildings, a think tank has said

  • News

    Box Clever bags Bath job

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Box Clever is to develop the Ralph Allen Yard site in Bath for the Homes and Communities Agency.

  • News

    Out of the ashes

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Anglo-Irish construction group John Sisk has won a £30m contract to rebuild the Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare, which was wrecked by fire last year

  • News

    Alan Camp homes in Peckham

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Wake Properties has completed eight homes in Peckham, south London, designed by Alan Camp

  • News

    Housing minister kickstarts ailing local homes initiative

    2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

    John Healey wants Local Housing Company pilot scheme in Barking to be built by the end of the year