All Housing articles – Page 370
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NewsGreen light for Edinburgh canal scheme
£35m canal-side housing development gains planning permission
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NewsRising high
Architectural design is driving expansion at Sir Terence Conran’s Conran & Partners, with turnover expected to rise 20% this year.
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Mayor raises green standard for social housing
London mayor Ken Livingstone plans to raise the decent homes standard for social housing as part of his campaign over climate change.
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NewsAn eyeful for the RIBA
Make Architects has designed this scheme for Ridgeford Properties in central London. The development includes 15 luxury flats and three penthouses.
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Guinness quits zero carbon plan
One of the biggest housing associations has pulled out of the race to build London mayor Ken Livingstone’s zero carbon project in the Docklands.
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Land values must fall 14% to make sense of eco promises
Stephen Stone, chief executive of Crest Nicholson, has said land values must drop by an average of 14% to enable eco-friendly schemes to stack up.
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NewsWilson Bowden in takeover talks
Housebuilder is up for sale, leaving the way open for a bidding war between George Wimpey, Redrow and Bellway
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NewsIkea unveils first housing designs for the UK
Furniture company’s prefabricated apartments to be piloted at a scheme in northern England
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NewsMiddle heaven
Tees Valley Regeneration and developer Bioregional Quintain have agreed a deal for the £200m regeneration of this site in Middlehaven, Middlesbrough this week.
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FeaturesDream house Down Under
When Paul and Jaki Halliday decided to leave London’s traffic-clogged rat’s maze for the hills of New South Wales, they celebrated by commissioning their ideal home. Martin Spring explains how their compatriot, Alan Higgs, designed it
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NewsWhat it costs: timber internal doors
There are so many timber internal doors on the market, it can be hard to see the wood for the trees. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans helps specifers pick the right product
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Seven shortlisted for novel build-and-manage homes
Seven developers have been shortlisted for a scheme in Gloucester, which they will be expected to build and manage.
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NewsCrest rejects 585p offer from Castle Bidco
Joint bidder HBOS and West Coast Capital made approach after buying 27% of Crest Nicholson shares
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NewsGleeson Building recovers to post profit
New management team stabilises company following buyout as it records 11-month profit of £102,000
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NewsGovernment missing housing, school and hospital targets
Construction Products Association review shows poor performance on repair and refurbishment
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NewsUK interest rates rise to 5%
Bank of England increases rates a quarter point, triggering fears of a housing slowdown
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NewsHouse prices break £200,000 barrier
Average house prices in England and Wales rose 9% as sales increase 17% year on year
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John Lewis enters the housing market
John Lewis is venturing into residential development with a scheme on a site it owns in Chelsea, west London
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NewsGovernment plans £40m fund to boost housing supply
Schemes by Bellway, Persimmon and Redrow to benefit from new infrastructure and amenities
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NewsWren Homes to list on AIM
Retirment homes specialist expects to raise around £3m with floatation on alternative investment market