All Housing articles – Page 91
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NewsCrest Nicholson and A2 Dominion unveil £80m eco-town JV
North West Bicester scheme will deliver 232 homes, 30% affordable
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CommentHousing association frameworks: One size doesn’t fit all
For big housing associations, one framework, open to all contractors and consultants, is not specific enough to meet demand
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NewsBellway boss on leave of absence due to ill health
Housebuilder’s chairman John Watson to become executive chairman during Ayres’ leave
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NewsResidents' anger at Countryside leasehold offer
Leaseholders with 15-year doubling clauses say housebuilder’s offer will not benefit them
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CommentWhy we must transform
Construction must change its ways. The government may at last be listening to our concerns, but if the sector does not innovate and attract a new breed of young workers, then it is in serious trouble
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NewsWork begins to strip unsafe Peckham towers of gas pipes
An investigation by Arup has found that Ledbury Estate tower blocks do not conform with building regulations
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NewsLack of housebuilding stagnating residential sales, RICS reports
Latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey has reported a lack of momentum in housing sales.
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NewsPlymouth estate to undergo £22m regeneration
Housing association Clarion is to submit plans by early 2018 to transform Barne Barton Estate
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NewsCountryside becomes second major to shell out in housebuilding's leasehold scandal
Chief executive says buying back freeholds on onerous leaseholds ‘is the right thing to do’
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FeaturesCarillion: A cautionary tale
The UK’s second-biggest contractor has posted some pretty alarming figures recently, from its £695m debt to its £845m writedown. But how did it get into this state, how can it get out again, and what does it mean for the wider industry?
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FeaturesDUP: Done deal?
With the Conservatives and DUP agreeing increased funding for the region, and a sizeable chunk of it going to infrastructure projects, Northern Ireland looked to be the big winner from June’s election. But does ongoing political turmoil put much of this construction work at risk?
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NewsIndustry backs goverment plans to stoke up PRS sector
Private rental sector is expected to grow to £70bn by 2022
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NewsMiller Homes bought by private equity group for £655m
New owner attracted by housebuilder’s regional footprint and robust finances
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FeaturesHousing Project of the Year shortlist
A Victorian chapel, rooftop houses, and a playground in the sky are just some of the innovations that feature in this year’s Building Awards housing shortlist, showcasing the country’s best residential projects
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NewsLiverpool Chinatown developer to cease trading
Directors of North Point Global say brand “damaged beyond salvage”
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NewsHCA picks 70 firms for £8bn housing delivery panel
Legal General and Interserve are new names on the framework, Laing O’Rourke back in favour
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FeaturesTop 150 contractors: Whatever the weather
This year’s contractors and housebuilders Top 150 shows the sector enjoying reasonably benign market conditions but remaining fearful of the uncertainties of Brexit and volatile domestic politics
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CommentCPA/Barbour ABI Index: Shifting momentum
Activity on site has slowed compared with the first quarter, while the election result has provided no assistance