All articles by Joey Gardiner – Page 87
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Government may announce more than 10 eco-towns
Communities department rethinks programme, amid fears sites will not survive planning process
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NewsFalling house prices rock shares
Taylor Wimpey is biggest casuality among housebuilders with 7% drop in share price
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NewsOffice schemes could offer solution to overheated tubes
Plan to use surplus power from nearby buildings is latest move in the struggle to cool the underground
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NewsPrivate house starts in April at lowest for a decade
More evidence of decline emerges as government is warned that output targets will not be met
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NewsHouse prices to fall 7% this year
Council of Mortgage Lenders revises forecasts from 1% growth to sharp downturn
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NewsAnti-Hips Tory funded by property firms
Shadow housing minister Grant Shapps admits taking donations from estate agent and four other firms connected with property industry
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Chairman resigns at Leadbitter's Dutch parent
Guus Hoefsloot steps down after housing slump and rising costs hits Heijmans' profit
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Housing starts fall by a quarter
Government reveals sharp decline in housing starts over last three months compared to last year
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NewsEco-town faces challenge from Leicestershire council
Tory-led authority considers launching judicial review of government’s shortlisting process
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News80% of housing sites can’t meet zero carbon
Four out of five new housing sites will not be able to generate enough power on site to reach the government’s zero-carbon target, according to government advisers, writes Joey Gardiner.
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News£200m package to buy unsold homes
The government is to use £200m of its £8bn social housing budget to prop up ailing housebuilders by buying completed schemes and turning them into social housing, write Joey Gardiner and Tom Bill.
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NewsGovernment to spend £200m propping up housebuilders
Housing Corporation money will be used to turn completed private homes into social housing units
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Land Securities' pre-tax profit hit by market conditions
Property giant optimistic despite £888m pre-tax loss revealed in preliminary results
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"Severe" job cuts loom unless Brown acts to help housing market
House Builders Federation demands urgent government action to protect housebuilding industry jobs
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NewsGLA boss leaves to head up social housing regulator
Anthony Mayer to be chair of Office for Tennants and Social Landlords
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Six-month delay for final Hips roll-out
The turbulence in the housing market is thought to be behind Caroline Flint's decision to delay Hips implementation
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Small sites may be let off zero-carbon rule
Housebuilders could be allowed to avoid reaching the highest environmental standards by paying a levy to offset carbon savings under plans to be unveiled next week, writes Joey Gardiner.
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Small sites may be let off zero-carbon rule
Housebuilders could be allowed to avoid reaching the highest environmental standards by paying a levy to offset carbon savings under plans to be unveiled next week, writes Joey Gardiner.
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NewsLib Dems split over future of Liverpool’s regeneration
Former housing spokesman challenges council leadership after poor showing in local elections
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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.