Housing – Page 298
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NewsSales will dive without rate cut, warns Bovis Homes boss
Malcolm Harris issues grim prediction – but City analyst takes more sanguine view
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Clare tops bill at two-day forum
Mark Clare, chief executive at Barratt Developments, will top the bill at a two-day housing conference being put on by Building magazine in May.
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OFT industry survey delayed
Publication of an investigation into the housebuilding industry by the Office of Fair Trading is to be delayed until the autumn.
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Pinpointing London’s eyesore brownfield sites
A list of every brownfield development site in London is to be compiled to help developers and councils tackle eyesores across the capital.
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NewsThe Gus Report: Welly garden city
In the first of a series of reviews of important housing developments, Gus Alexander looks at English Partnerships’ remarkable scheme in Upton, Northamptonshire, which is built on a bit of a marsh …
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NewsUrban Splash to deliver £70m Scottish regeneration scheme
Major development to lead transformation of Irvine coastal town announced at Mipim
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House prices head for recession level
February prices close to 1990 low and unsold properties piling up, according to RICS
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NewsRenewable energy lessons from Austria
ESD and Crest Nicholson team up for Austrian energy to learn about renewable energy and passivhaus design
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NewsHips for new homes must rate sustainability
Rating against the Code for Sustainable Homes to become compulsory in information packs for new-build properties
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NewsHousing must provide play space for London youngsters
Guidelines set by the Mayor of London mean new residential developments in the capital must include outdoor areas for children
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NewsEnglish eco towns set to fail, declares Scotland’s minister
Stewart Maxwell says unlike England, developers in Scotland will be unable to resubmit failed bids
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Bid to tackle regeneration skills shortage
Consultation launched on strategy to avert feared shortfall of regeneration professionals
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NewsCroudace may sell up
Third generation of family-run housebuilder not interested in taking on the business
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NewsGalliford Try seeks 10% cut from housing suppliers
After Taylor Wimpey’s 5% demand, Galliford asks suppliers for help in ‘increasingly difficult market’
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Cost of zero-carbon housing too high for Isle of Wight
Council to build 800-home flagship development to lower eco standard to preserve land value
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Cost of zero-carbon housing too high for Isle of Wight
Council to build 800-home flagship development to lower eco standard to preserve land value
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NewsLet the bad times roll
Amid all the talk of credit crunch, downturns and recession, this could actually be a great opportunity to look at urban regeneration a little differently.
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NewsView from the rooftop
Forget the fabric of the building, inside the home is where you can make a real impact on its green rating. Anna Scothern of the National Centre for Excellence in Housing tells us how to score some points