All Housing articles – Page 11
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Government to mandate second staircase in new blocks above 30m
Department estimates fire safety measure will cost business £1.6bn over a decade
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Warning of ‘complete collapse’ in local plan-making after Gove announcement
Developer groups fear the government has “given up” on housing delivery despite asserted support for 300,000-home target
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Stricter controls on developments needed to stem flooding risk, NIC says
Government’s infrastructure advisors said £12bn of drainage network upgrades needed over next 30 years to tackle extreme weather caused by climate change
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Features
Why everyone’s getting excited about the new energy efficiency taskforce
Jeremy Hunt has announced plans to set up a team to drive a programme of energy efficiency improvements to the UK’s buildings, with an ambitious new target. After a series of past blunders, could it actually work this time?
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Housebuilders hit back at ‘anti-development’ building safety levy
Representatives of homebuilders say the government is punishing ‘innocent’ firms for the failures of ‘the few’
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Features
MMC and the Future Homes Standard
Industry experts discussed how modern methods of construction can help the industry achieve the Future Homes Standard, at a rountable hosted by ڶ and Rockwool
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Comment
Fight with housebuilders on the cards as Gove goes back to the future
The re-appointment of Michael Gove as housing secretary is likely to mean the return of fraught discussions about building safety costs
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Industry welcomes £6bn funding for energy efficiency measures
Three-year package is ‘step in the right direction’ but chancellor warned money will be wasted without the right skills
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Vistry £1.2bn takeover of Countryside completes
Merged housebuilder to start trading shares from Monday
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Features
Cost model: Build-to-rent
Build-to-rent offers a solution to low housing supply and stable returns for investors and developers – if they can meet the demands of a quickly evolving tenant base
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Camden after partner for next phase of award-winning estate regen
Contract to complete Karakusevic Carson masterplan worth £133m
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Truss planning reforms ‘set to be ditched’
Reports suggest Rishi Sunak is planning to drop reforms announced in the mini-Budget last month.
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Barratt shareholders protest over lack of women on board
Housebuilder says it will announce appointment of new female non-exec within two weeks
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Bellway abandons plans to build 1,000 more homes this year as market fears deepen
Housebuilder says it will pare back targets because of mini-budget’s impact
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Features
The future of insulation
Manufacturers must create the next generation of products to deliver the homes of tomorrow, writes Paul Barrett, head of product management at ROCKWOOL
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Forecaster says housing starts will nosedive 40% next year
Capital Economics predicts drop will come amid steep house price falls as mortgage rates rise
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Features
After the storm: housebuilding’s prospects following the mini-budget
Kwasi Kwarteng’s growth plan was met with financial turmoil on the markets, but how badly is housebuilding likely to be affected?
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Comment
Pro-development rhetoric is all very well but industry needs more detail
Without wider reform and sufficient resources, proposals for investment zones are unlikely to give the sector the long-term tonic it needs
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Levelling up department says bill bearing its name won’t be scrapped
Rumours surfaced that legislation was to be binned after new planning and infrastructure bill announced on Friday
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Industry criticises lack of support for affordable housing in mini-budget
Chancellor attacked over shortage of measures to support low-income households