Housing – Page 293
-
NewsPoor housing sales sees Oakdene raise £9.75m in share issue
South east housebuilder Oakdene sees pre-tax profit fall 33% to £5.5m after "difficult market situation"
-
NewsLib Dems split over future of Liverpool’s regeneration
Former housing spokesman challenges council leadership after poor showing in local elections
-
NewsMcCarthy & Stone set to axe one in 10 staff
Four months after announcing expansion drive, retirement homes specialist decimates its ranks
-
News
Consultation on community ownership
The government is considering the use of an experimental form of community ownership to deliver more affordable housing, writes Joey Gardiner.
-
News
Peel pushes on with £4.5bn Mersey regeneration scheme
Developer Peel Holdings is pushing ahead with plans for a £4.5bn regeneration scheme on the banks of the Mersey despite the continuing fallout from the credit crunch.
-
News
Planning applications: April 2008
There are still a few reasons to be cheerful if you’re in the South-east, as Bellway carries on regardless
-
NewsGovernment gives Thames Gateway £237m funding boost
Caroline Flint announces extra money to help regenerate eight key areas in East London
-
News
HBF calls for 0.5% interest rate cut
House Builders Federation says action is needed to prevent housing downturn damaging wider economy
-
NewsBoris Johnson appoints Sir Simon Milton senior adviser on planning
Critic of Ken Livingstone and chair of Local Government Association takes on planning advisory role
-
NewsRoger Humber: 'Housing market will take seven years to recover'
Housing expert says housebuilders could have even tougher times ahead before market corrects itself
-
News
Credit crunch puts government's housebuilding target in peril
Southern Housing Group chief says lack of lenders is making it hard for housing associations to build
-
NewsBellway boss denies £1.3bn Redrow takeover rumours
John Watson says talk of Bellway targeting smaller rival is 'press speculation'
-
News
Merton Rule pioneer leaves council for architect’s firm
One of the inventors of the controversial Merton Rule has been poached from Merton council by a small planning and architecture firm.
-
News
Government to consult on affordable housing options
Minister signals consultation on Community Land Trusts to lower cost of homes
-
News
Housing reservations down by two thirds
Spring selling season evaporates as confidential HBF report reveals same level of reservations as in January
-
NewsCABE ‘light touch’ review finally launched
DCMS and CLG appoint Richard Parnaby as head of review nine months after it was announced in Housing Green Paper
-
NewsHousebuilder posts loss after selling no homes
AIM-listed Wren reports turnover of just £84,000 after failing to sell a single home in last six months
-
News
Royal Doulton factory to be redeveloped
St Modwen seeks planning approval for mixed-use scheme at Potteries factory
-
NewsSupermarkets to face tougher planning rules
Chains will not be unable to build in areas where they have a monopoly of stores under new recommendations
-
News
LandSec JV buys Harlow expansion site for nine-figure sum
Up to 16,000 homes could be built on the 970ha site in joint venture with housing association Places for People