All Housing articles – Page 346
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NewsBarratt wins Camp Hill redevelopment contract
Housebuilding firm named as preferred bidder on £125m Nuneaton scheme
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NewsFour-bed houses average 'E' energy rating
First figures released on performance of houses as part of new Home Information Packs
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Paper Round: Housing price growth 'slowing but stable'
The papers have this weekend reported the decrease in growth rates for the home market
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NewsBovis Homes profit up 10% despite market caution
Bovis Homes says consumers are taking longer to decide whether to buy after interest rate rises
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NewsMPs launch public inquiry into future of new homes
Urban Development Group invites submissions on how to achieve government target
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NewsRMJM submits masterplan for regeneration of Leith Docks
Architect reveals design for largest planning application in Edinburgh’s history
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NewsA design for Life
Cartwright Pickard Architects has unveiled this design for the Life:House to meet the demand for more sustainable and affordable housing.
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Three-quarters of Gateway homes still to be built, says Savills
Property consultant Savills has warned housebuilders they will need to raise the rate of completions in the Thames Gateway by two-thirds over the next decade.
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Councils plan for 3 million homes target
Local authorities across England have spent the summer thrashing out plans for a new wave of council housebuilding.Councils such as the London boroughs of Croydon, Islington and Barnet, as well as Norwich and Newcastle, are understood to be leading the way in responding to July’s housing green paper.In it, housing ...
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NewsFoster Malaysian scheme picks up Aga Khan award
UK architect is among nine who have been awarded the 2007 Aga Khan Award for Architecture
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NewsGalliford Try profit buoyed by recent acquisitions
Profit increases 63% to £53m as acquisitions perform ahead of expectations
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NewsHousing Corporation launches £8bn investment programme
Criteria announced for “largest ever” government fund initiative for affordable home providers
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NewsHousebuilders to be given customer service lessons
Half-day NHBC courses will tell housebuilders the difference between NHBC and HBF customer satisfaction surveys
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FeaturesPump up the volume
Martin Spring takes a look at the latest advances in volumetric construction, from novel uses for shipping containers to designs for modules that are – whisper it – less boxy. But will any of this increase its popularity among housebuilders?
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NewsFormer Westbury staff plot rapid expansion at new firm
Lioncourt launches five-year programme to become one of UK’s largest private housebuilders
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Housebuilders slam new space and energy standards
HBF warns government that proposed housing standards will lower the value of public land
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Barratt tops spenders list for second quarter
Barratt’s £2.2bn takeover of Wilson Bowden took it to the top of the acquisitions league for the second quarter of 2007, in a table dominated housebuilders.
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Six directors resign as £8bn Hanson sale is completed
Hanson ceased trading on the London stock exchange at the end of last week, as German materials firm HeidelbergCement completed its £8bn acquisition.
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NewsHousing stats: New-build sales and completions in August 2007
The South-east leads the regional table this month, while sales, registrations and completions are down from 2006