All articles by Joey Gardiner – Page 84
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NHBC reacts to slump by laying off one in 10 staff
30% of site-based inspectors to be made redundant as construction rates continue to plummet
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Prison plans may spell end for Norfolk eco-town
Developer says it will abandon scheme if Ministry of Justice prison on former airbase site is approved
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NewsPrison plans may spell end for Norfolk eco-town
Developer says it will abandon scheme if Ministry of Justice prison on former airbase site is approved
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NewsIs the eco-town dream dead?
Practically the first move of the Brown regime was to yank the supercasino and announce plans for eco-towns. Developers were entranced by them at first, but a year later they look a decidedly dicey bet. So will any be built?
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NewsLend Lease may need bail-out funding for Olympic village
MPs warn that government will probably have to break into contingency fund to enable developer to proceed
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NewsStewart Milne Group to lay off 20% of staff
Housebuilder responds to Scottish economic downturn by axing a fifth of workers
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Government announces sites for 'extra care' homes for elderly
Department of Health will spend £80m on more than 2,000 homes across the country
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Scaffolding manufacturer to close
Cost of raw materials and collapsing housing market hit Welsh firm with loss of 23 jobs
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Government pushes for more homes in South-east
Draft regional spatial strategy plans over 33,000 new homes each year, against local objections
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Birmingham cowboy fined for botched loft conversion
Gerald Collins convicted of convening Building Regs after causing structural damage to client's home
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NewsBuilders react to slump by taking down half-built homes
Berkshire councillor alleges that move has been made to avoid triggering planning payments
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Builders react to slump by taking down half-built homes
Berkshire councillor alleges that move has been made to avoid triggering planning payments
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Housing association falls foul of credit crunch
The first significant housing association to feel the impact of the credit crunch emerged this week as the social housing regulator put London specialist association Presentation under official “supervision”, writes Joey Gardiner.
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NewsBarratt carves up property arm
Barratt is to reduce its £1.7bn debt burden by selling the assets of Wilson Bowden Developments, its commercial property arm, writes Joey Gardiner.
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News2016 zero-carbon target cannot be met
Housebuilders will not be able to build zero-carbon homes without a major change in government energy policy, housebuilders have told ministers
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NewsIt's hard to scrutinise Boris when he's making you laugh
A Boris Johnson press conference is a gastromic feast compared to the thin gruel served up by other politicians, says our housing editor
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Eco-towns under threat as more bidders withdraw
Two developers pull out of schemes and another two consider their options
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NewsBoris ditches Ken’s 50% affordable target
Boris Johnson is formally to drop Ken Livingstone’s 50% affordable housing target as part of an end-to-end review of the London Plan, to begin this week.
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NewsBarratt shares jump on bank deal
Housebuilder close to refinancing deal as it confirms 1,200 jobs will go
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NewsBanks Developments drops out of eco-town shortlist
Bidder leading proposed Curborough scheme says it will look into developing an alternative to the eco-town on the same site