All Housing articles – Page 165
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Features
Energy efficient products
Keep the ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Regulations people happy with our choice of the latest building products on the market, from energy efficient wall and loft insulation to low powered ventilation fans
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News
'Anaemic supply' driving up house prices
RICS housing market survey finds prices rose again last month and are expected to continue to increase well into the new year
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Features
Understanding the changes to Part L
The new Part L ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Regulations come into force in April and while they may not be as rigorous as some would like, the emphasis on fabric efficiency will still put pressure on housebuilders
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News
DBK wins 4,000-home framework
Consultant appointed to provide long term cost management support to residential developer Pocket
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Comment
A closer look at the housing upturn
For housebuilders, the current very good news on the ground has already been taken account of in share prices over the past two years
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News
Willmott Dixon seals 132-home private rental deal
Willmott Dixon has completed a deal to build 132 homes for private rent as part of the wider redevelopment of the The Old Vinyl Factory site in Hayes
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Comment
The shocking truth about my housebuilder and health and safety
In fourth of his diaries of a new home purchase, David Frise details how his builder consciously flouted health and safety laws
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News
One in three London mega basements fail safety checks
HSE intervenes in 35 unsafe building basement schemes in central London
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Berkeley now building more homes than before crash
Housebuilder reports strong half-year results, with revenue and pre-tax profit up nearly 20%
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Damien Hirst's housing scheme submitted for planning
The 750-home development, to be built over a 10-15 year schedule, will generate 100 construction jobs every year.
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Comment
ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø regs is the right place for housing standards
The government’s review may have been long winded, but it looks like it could deliver a better system
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Comment
Housing for older people: An age-old problem
With an ever-growing elderly population - many of whom need state aid for housing - the public and private sectors must work together to find new ways to provide the amount and type of housing that our older people need
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News
Pickles rejects Persimmon scheme over design
Rejection sends message that sustainable development must involve good design
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Government sets out raft of fresh planning reforms
Autumn Statement: A series of tweaks to the planning system have been announced in a bid to speed up development
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Councils get housebuilding boost
Autumn Statement: Borrowing limits for councils to fund housebuilding to be increased, with £1bn also made available to unlock large housing schemes
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Features
Top sustainable housebuilders: NextGeneration Initiative
The latest league table from the NextGeneration Initiative reveals mixed results for housebuilders on their sustainability targets this year
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News
HCA moved to suppress advice to replace green Code
Housing quango moved to have call for a replacement for the Code for Sustainable Homes cut from NextGeneration report
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Berkeley named UK's most sustainable housebuilder
Firm sets new record score to top table of 25 biggest housebuilders
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Pickles rejects 'poorly designed' Persimmon scheme
Housebuilders’ appeal on 200-home Lancashire scheme dismissed by communities secretary
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Comment
The ABC of growth
The only way to tackle the nimbys and build more homes is through more planning, not less