All Housing articles – Page 322
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Bovis Homes threatens 90-day payments …
Bovis Homes is imposing a 90-day payment schedule on subcontractors unless they agree to cut their prices, writes Michael Glackin.
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NewsWillmott Dixon restructures as turnover reaches £380m
Taking social housing arm Inspace back in-house prompts total overhaul of company framework
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Planning applications: May 2008
Planning applications have remained steady across the country since last month
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HBF: housing reservations are still 60% below 2007 levels
Housing reservations are still languishing at 60% below last year’s levels, according to confidential Home Builders Federation figures.
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Housebuilding sector prepares to shed 35,000 jobs
Employment in the housing sector could fall by more than 35,000 in the next two years, according to a forecast by Experian and Construction Skills.
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NewsBellway cuts profit margin forecast by 1.5%
Housebuilder revises predictions downwards after 31% fall in reservations since February
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NewsPlans for 28 luxury villas on the 'Island of Passion'
Glanville Consultants wins structural design contract for luxury development on tiny island in the Seychelles
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NewsRegent's Canal bridge cleared for King's Cross renewal
Massive crane lifts out bridge in preparation for first construction phase of Argent's 27ha King's Cross super-project
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NewsRefurb half a million homes by 2013, new group proposes
Coalition calls the Existing Homes Alliance calls for radical action to tackle old stock
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NewsPersimmon to make 'several hundred' redundant
Spokeswoman at housebuilder estimates that several hundred will leave but says no offices will be closed
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NewsMortgage approvals fall to record low
Bank of England says mortgage approvals have halved in past 12 months
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NewsArmitt appointed boss of Ashford housing body
Former Thames Gateway chief executive will become managing director of Ashford's Future which is delivering 31,000 homes
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NewsPaul King: The zero-carbon tightrope
It’s not a cop-out to say we need to strike a balance between off-site and on-site renewables
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NewsHomes target ‘under review’
Homes and Communities Agency boss admits ‘trajectory’ of 3 million homes pledge must be revised
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CommentSwallow hard
Open mike — Yes, moving to zero-carbon homes is going to be strange at first, but then again we’re living through strange days, says Matt Bell. Pretty soon it will all seem perfectly normal …
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Tariff on new development may be too complicated to work
The government risks making a proposed new development tariff too complicated to work effectively, says a key property industry representative.
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NewsLabour MPs plot Planning Bill revolt
A former Labour environment minister is planning a backbench rebellion over government plans to devolve major planning decisions to an unelected commission.
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NewsHappily ever after: delivering regeneration in partnership
The public and private sectors are evolving new and fertile ways to marry their efforts on regeneration
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NewsThe zero-carbon tightrope
Paul King argues that it's not a cop out to say we need to strike a balance between off-site and on-site renewables