All Housing articles – Page 292
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CommentBest buys for the taxpayer
Now we’re all Keynesians again, public money is going to be spent on stimulating demand. But in the case of social housing, what should it actually buy? Nick Raynsford has some suggestions
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FeaturesOlympic legacy: lowering the bar again
First, the Olympic village was downsized by 1,300 homes. Now, the media centre is likely to be replaced by a ‘mixture of temporary and permanent facilities’. Whatever happened to the 2012 legacy? Joey Gardiner investigates
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FeaturesNo nimbys here: will Tory councils accept their party's housing policy?
The Conservatives want to give local councils more power to plan development for their areas. But given that so many Tories – especially in the South – are fighting proposed housing schemes, why should housebuilders believe their plans will work? By Muireann Bolger
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NewsRDAs could speed up £4bn lifeline for small firms
Trade body in talks with ministers over using regional agencies to deliver critical EU funds
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NewsODA thwarted in battle over 2012 media centre legacy
Freeholder blocks plan to save millions of pounds by extending lease on ailing £385m project
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Planning applications: October 2008
Another thin month, with only regeneration specialist Centros and Taylor Wimpey passing £100m
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NewsRedrow defends £216,000 payout for four bosses
Housebuilder says ‘strict performance criteria’ were met, despite £194m loss and 550 redundancies
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NewsMigrants set to lose benefits
Social security to be restricted to British citizens under draft legislation.
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NewsBovis Homes warns of 40% fall in output
Housebuilder hit by plunging demand but says profit still on track to meet expectations
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NewsFMB defends government housebuilding targets
Builders slam MPs for questioning whether 3 million new homes are still needed
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NewsSocial housing keeps Mears finances solid
Results on track and group growing strongly, thanks to public sector client base
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NewsMPs hit out at government homes targets
Committee criticises pursuit of building new homes at expense of raising environmental standards
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NewsMortgage lending up in September
New approvals show first monthly rise in a year, but lending still nearly 50% down on last year
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Private renting ‘must increase’
The private rented sector should be expanded, according to a communities department report.
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NewsCredit crunch spreads to medium-sized housebuilders
£254m-turnover David McLean is pushed under by £100m debts, joining £131m-turnover Taggart
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NewsLivingstone’s climate change tsar is made redundant
Allan Jones goes in climate change shake up at London Development Agency
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NewsBRE says steel frame is fastest way to build homes
Research body compares steel, concrete, timber and brick to combat ‘inefficiency’ in industry
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NewsBirthplace of the blues: The US housing crisis
Richard Snook of the Centre for Economics and Business Research goes back to the roots of the credit crunch to work out when the misery might end for the US and UK housing markets
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Woking council to spend up to £300m on stalled sites
Surrey local authority pioneers scheme to purchase residential sites for social housing
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NewsHouse prices crash 15% in a year
Average UK home now worth £30,000 less than a year ago, says Nationwide