All Housing articles – Page 295
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New funding to tackle skills shortages
Government pledges £93m for training in selected sectors, including housing and FM
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NewsBeckett pledges to support housing sector
First speech as housing minister acknowledges scale of problem and seeks ideas from the industry
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NewsHouse prices to fall by up to 10%, MPs told
But top economist says market will stabilise next year
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NewsTaylor Wimpey appointment may bring forward refinancing deal
Christopher Rickard's banking experince could prove catalyst to talks
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NewsFMB survery shows fall in construction workload
All sectors of building industry are suffering, but private sector housing is hardest hit
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NewsEarly trading boosts construction industry stocks
Barratt, Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon among the risers as confidence returns to the markets
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NewsMortgage lending down 63% on last year
Council of Mortgage Lenders says only 42,200 house purchase loans made in August
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NewsLondoners wait over a decade for social housing, says report
Housing Corporation study finds two out of three families in temporary accommodation live in the capital
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NewsHousing sales plummet to lowest level in 30 years
Agents sold less than a property a week on average last month, says RICS
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NewsBellway reports 29% drop in profits and writedowns of £131m
Housebuilders feels effects of 'unprecedented swift change in housing market'
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NewsBuild second homes, planners told
Government advisers say include second homes in new housing numbers or risk a housing shortfall
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NewsHedge fund ditches UK housebuilders
Toscafund sells stake in Taylor Wimpey and could be mystery seller behind large transaction in Redrow shares
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NewsHenley Rise eco-homes in South Yorkshire
Timber-framed family home scheme claims to have the largest solar power array in the country
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NewsAccordia becomes first housing scheme to win RIBA Stirling prize
Feilden Clegg Bradley's surprise win shows 'volume house builders can deliver high quality architecture', say RIBA judges
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NewsUK-GBC: Homeowners must see insulation payback
Report calls for funding mechanisms, training, government commitment and legislation to meet domestic 2050 CO2 targets
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NewsFlat prices plummet in Birmingham and Manchester
Areas of Birmingham, Manchester, London, Leeds and Sheffield had the largest house price falls in last year
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Ucatt wants housing chief sacked over asbestos exposure
Union furious after MD of Carlisle Housing Association blamed workers for the health risk
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Textured wallcoverings
Commercial wallcoverings manufacturer Muraspec has launched the Reflective range of wallcoverings.
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NewsMagnetic wallpaper
Vitrulan has developed a “magnetic” wall covering that it says will reduce maintenance cycles in public, commercial and domestic buildings
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Stainless steel handrails
For the visually impaired, the reflective nature of stainless steel handrails and balustrades can make it difficult to identify them from background decor.