Housing – Page 230
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Turnover drops at Rok
R&M firm Rok’s turnover fell by a third in the first half of the year after it scaled back new-build work
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Sheppard appointed
Clyde Gateway Urban Regeneration Company has appointed Sheppard Robson Architects to lead an integrated urban infrastructure study in the Dalmarnock area of Glasgow.
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NewsMaking Strides: Stride Treglown student accommodation in Liverpool
This Stride Treglown scheme for a £45m halls of residence for the University of Liverpool was this week submitted for planning permission
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NewsHousing stats: New-build sales and completions in July 2009
This month’s data shows that average sales are still well down on last year …
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NewsLovell wins £20m housing redevelopment in Hampshire
Social housing arm of Morgan Sindall to replace bungalows with new, green homes for Atlantic Housing
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NewsProfit falls 74% at Persimmon
Housebuilder points to signs of stabilisation as it writes back £27.9m on the value of its landbank
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NewsBovis Homes posts loss but reservations leap
First-half results show £8.6m loss for housebuilder but private reservations rise 92%
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NewsHousing starts up 63%
Figure is still 9% lower than same time last year and 39% below 2006 peak
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NewsTurning heads and turbines: Dalston's aerodynamic tower
Aerofoil shape of East London's 'flat iron' building ensures turbines take full advantage of London's wind
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NewsGovernment insists eco-towns work with locals
Developers of first wave of eco-towns told to have closer ties with existing communities
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NewsMorgan Sindall scoops £35m Yorkshire regeneration job
Craven council selects contractor's housing division, Lovell, as preferred partner on 220-home Skipton project
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NewsHouse prices fall 2.2% in August
Figures from Rightmove show sellers cutting asking prices even further this month in attempt to speed up sales
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Housing minister kickstarts ailing local homes initiative
John Healey wants Local Housing Company pilot scheme in Barking to be built by the end of the year
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NewsQuality streets
Shops are closing and the high street is in decline. But it’s time to stop mourning the loss
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NewsOut of the ashes
Anglo-Irish construction group John Sisk has won a £30m contract to rebuild the Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare, which was wrecked by fire last year
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HCA loses green boss to Stoke
The head of environmental policy at the Homes and Communities Agency is leaving to take up a post at Stoke-on-Trent council
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Cabe survey reveals lack of space in London homes
Designers of privately developed homes in and around London are failing to provide enough space for residents, according to research by the government’s design watchdog
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Scrap council tax to end boom and bust, report urges
Property owners should be taxed on the value of their sites rather than the actual buildings, a think tank has said