Housing – Page 208
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NewsLloyds sells 70% of integrated finance business
Coller takes over controversial equity business invested in Apollo Group and Keepmoat
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NewsPersimmon sales hit by uncertainty over budget
Housebuilder reports 26% rise in turnover in first half of 2010 but says sales slowed ahead of emergency budget
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NewsHCA wins £390m reprieve for funding black hole
Cuts of £220m to housing pledge not as bad as feared
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NewsPenfold review recommends cull of developer consents
Government welcomes study calling for simplifaction of non-planning consent regime
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NewsDanny Alexander to announce HCA cuts at 4pm
Treasury secretary’s decision to determine how much of £610m funding black hole will be filled
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NewsMJ Gleeson exits contracting after selling social housing arm
Morgan Sindall buys social housing repair and maintenance business from MJ Gleeson for £6.6m
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NewsTesco starts selling £10,000 flat-pack homes
Self-assembly ’Helsinki’ log cabins have five rooms, double glazing and a decking area
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NewsGreg Fitzgerald appointed director at NHBC
Galliford Try chief executive joins housing warranty provider as a non-executive director
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NewsMears share price recovers after dropping 11%
Social housing firm says trading remains strong across all divisions
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NewsTaylor Wimpey reports small rise in house prices
Average selling price for Taylor Wimpey home goes up to £167k
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Auditors query value of housing PFI
Programme’s future in doubt after report highlights prevalence of large cost rises
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NewsFirms queue up to develop £15bn of banks' bust sites
Industry tries to persuade lenders to build out ’distressed’ projects they acquired before the recession
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Rogers slams low-density plans
Richard Rogers has hit out at the government’s plans to abolish the requirement to build homes at a minimum density, saying they would “fundamentally damage” the prospects of sustainable development
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Cambridge eco-town in doubt as government halts A14
10,000-home project at Northstowe in balance after £1.1bn road-widening project is put on hold
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NewsShapps secures £140m for stalled HCA schemes
Housng minister says government will find at least £140m to fill the £610m gap in the HCA finances
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NewsReport shows green benefits elude homeowners
Concern at consumer failure to grasp potential benefits of sustainable technology
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NewsIndustry left waiting on housing and BSF
Government to clarify key spending decisions within weeks, as Osborne spares capital expenditure from fresh cuts
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NewsShapps poised to hand HCA role in regulating social housing
Watchdog seen as key to guaranteeing billions of pounds of bank lending for housing development
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Private equity groups circle Crest as Osmond talks continue
Private equity firms are among the parties circling Crest Nicholson, according to sources close to the takeover negotiations
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Race begins to define zero carbon as funding cuts loom
Housebuilders and green lobby raise fears over plans to cut funding for Zero Carbon Hub