All articles by Joey Gardiner – Page 78
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NewsBuilding for Life design guide relaunched
Revised version of home and neighbourhood guide takes into account change to planning reform
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NewsRedrow sees profit rise 70%
Housebuilder reports £43m 2012 profit but chair Steve Morgan silent on takeover
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Is large scale development really a panacea for developers?
Encouraging noises from government means urban extensions, new settlements and, yes, even eco-towns are back on the agenda. But don’t expect them to arrive any time soon
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CommentPlanning Framework: the latest revolution
This week’s publication of the National Planning Policy Framework puts the ball back in the developers’ court
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CommentNuclear is cheaper but dangerous for green coalitions
The Climate Change Committee says nuclear is most cost-effective way of delivering low-carbon power and could force ruling Lib Dems to abandon large-scale renewables
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CommentSpotlight now on OFT to defend five-year investigation
Huge reduction in fines means the OFT will have to justify whether all the pain was worth it
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CommentCabe - why it must keep the name
News this week that design quango Cabe’s name may ultimately be up for grabs in its long-heralded merger with the Design Council prompts that age-old question – what’s in a name?
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CommentWhy the Cala Homes' legal defeat shows it's time for housebuilders to wake up to localism
Yesterday’s ruling in favour of the government was not a surprise
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CommentHow do you solve a problem like the Olympic Stadium?
Poor decisions by the ODA leave legacy bosses with Hobson’s choice over future of the £496m stadium
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CommentHalving housing spend? We'll be lucky
Sources suggest tomorrow’s spending review will be accompanied by a radical review of how affordable housing is paid for, with central funding cut by anything up to 80%
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CommentHas CITB been saved from privatisation?
Francis Maude’s non-committal announcement could spell good news for the body
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CommentIs Shapps going to be good news for housebuilders?
The appointment of new housing minister Grant Shapps has been warmly welcomed by the housing industry. Twas ever thus. Trade bodies always welcome the announcement of new ministers, because even if they disagree with everything they’ve ever said, written, thought, or even considered thinking, there’s no point making them your ...
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Mipim 2010: More business, less champagne
Sitting on the terrace at the Villa Francia, waiting for the airport transfer, I wonder - what to make of the 2010 vintage? Well, for one thing it has been the coldest Mipim I have been to for a long time.Anyone sitting on the Riviera seafront in the sunshine for ...
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Missed meetings, quay contacts and Lovell's expensive mistake
Just had my first early morning meeting cancelled through the other party still being in bed. I'll spare the blushes of the high profile consultant and regeneration magazine contributor involved as, on reflection, its completely my own fault. It's a rookie error to assume that an 8.30 breakfast meeting on ...
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Mipim: Yachts deter quangoes despite promise of deals
A surprise deal to rescue the development prospects for the Olympic site after the 2012 games was the big news to attempt to bring to life the Mipim annual property conference in Cannes.Announced by London mayor Boris Johnson on Tuesday, the deal follows a year of negotiations between the Treasury, ...
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Jibbing and tacking with Captain Jack
Standing on the Cowes quayside at 7.30 am, trying to force a bacon sandwich down into a queasy stomach less than six hours after you had your last rum and coke, is, I am learning, a quintessential Little Britain experience. As is not knowing whether the gentle rocking motion you're ...
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Frameworks: will they stay or will they go?
Some part of me feels that blogging wasn't invented as a way to discuss the latest movements in construction industry contracts. When Tim Berners-Lee sat down and invented the world wide web, I somehow suspect that the intricacies of single-stage tendering as opposed to long term partnering agreements weren't right ...