All Housing articles – Page 267
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FeaturesTellytubby land: BedZed revisited
Peabody’s BedZed was the housing scheme that first got everyone talking about zero-carbon living. But is it all that it was cracked up to be?
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Fate of UDCs in balance as government ponders their role
A government review of urban development corporations may decide to abolish them and hand their powers to local authorities
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NewsStirring up apathy: construction standards for affordable housing grants
Those bidding for funds from the National Affordable Housing Programme are being asked to sign up to new construction standards. Chris Moquet wonders why so few have done so
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Mansell’s £3.6m win
Construction firm Mansell has won a £3.6m contract to design and build 20 homes
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NewsGovernment to miss housing target by more than 10,000
£1.5bn aimed at social housing fails to mask dramatic shortfall in affordable homes
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NewsLib Dems warn of repossession time bomb as rescue scheme fails
Alarm grows after news that government's £280m mortgage rescue scheme has helped just six households
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NewsHCA to offer contractors land for housing
Agency to tempt new building firms into housing market with land for equity deal
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NewsPM raids Decent Homes to fund election promise on housebuilding
Repair programme may be cut to fund £1.5bn manifesto pledge for 30,000 new social homes, say newspaper reports
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NewsHouse price trends turn positive, reports Nationwide
Quarterly rate of change turns positive for first time in 18 months and annual decline slips into single figures
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NewsGovernment pledges £1.5bn to affordable homes
Investment over next two years aims to deliver 20,000 new homes and create 45,000 jobs
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FeaturesHouse prices stay steady in June
Values remain at May level thanks to restricted supply and rising demand, with sale volumes up 80% since January
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NewsPerrins replaces Pidgley as Berkeley boss
Finance director Rob Perrins takes over operational duties at housebuilder as Tony Pidgley becomes chairman
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NewsGovernment U-turn on Part L provokes industry fury
Plan to force homeowners to include eco measures in home improvements dropped at last minute
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NewsEven if they wanted to
Robin Hardy explains why mortgage lending will not, and cannot, return to anything close to 2007 levels
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FeaturesDan's Den: Libeskind goes flatpack
If you’ve got a couple of million euros you don’t know what to do with, why not buy your own Libeskind-designed house? Dan Stewart looks at what you get for your money
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Regeneration fund deadline may block bigger schemes
London mayor adviser warns 2011 completion date will rule out complex projects from Kickstart cash
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NewsThere'll always be Dalston
Plans to build 207 homes in Dalston, east London, have been given the go-ahead by Hackney council
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Norwich bags £7.5m from HCA
The government’s housing agency will plough £7.5m into new homes in Norwich as part of a deal with the city’s council
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Housing stats: New-build sales and completions in May 2009
May’s total registrations were up 9% on the previous month, but sales were down from May last year
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New home registration hits highest level since July 2008
The number of planned new homes has hit its highest level for nearly a year, new figures show