Housing – Page 274
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Why the government's housing bail out won't make a big impact
There's not much new money in Gordon Brown's housing package, but our columnist has a contentious idea for raising more cash
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Stamp duty reprieve boosts housebuilders' shares
Persimmon, Taylor Wimpey and Bovis Homes shares jump 8-10% in wake of government housing market aid package
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Homes and Communities Agency hires Taylor Wimpey’s Terry Fuller
Fuller becomes one of nine regional directors as agency announces raft of senior appointments
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Government's housing package will help struggling homeowners, says expert
But Richard Capie of the Chartered Institute of Housing says social housing is over reliant on section 106
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New skills required for eco-housing
A report on BRE's super sustainable homes reveals a shortage of people able to integrate green technologies
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Stamp duty holiday for homes under £175k
Darling gives one-year tax freeze to lower-priced homes in boost for housing market
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Mortgage approvals plunge 71% in a year
Bank of England reveals approvals dropped to lowest ever level in July
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First-time buyers to get “free” loans
New measure forms part of government package to kick-start the housing market
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Home owners are untapped market for shared ownership
Research finds more publicity needed to sell homes to new groups
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Banks tighten the screw on housing association loans
Housing Corporation says falls in sales profits could hurt some associations but most will weather the storm
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McCarthy & Stone cuts 200 more jobs
Latest announcement at retirement homes specialist brings job loses this year to a quarter of workforce
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RICS rules to improve valuations
Chartered surveyors must ask housing developer for 'disclosure of incentives' under changes in the 'Red Book'
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Free EPC data, says consultant
Inbuilt's Strong accuses government of dithering on Green Homes Service remedy
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Government must kick-start housing market
RICS calls on government to boost mortgage lending as it reveals worse housing sales figures for 30 years
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Somerset mine to be redeveloped as housing
English Partnerships seeks tenders to build 10 homes and a museum on Combe Down site
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Edinburgh approves RMJM 15,000-home masterplan for Leith Docks
Forth Ports' regeneration scheme will be the Scottish capital's biggest-ever new development
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EP may act as broker in bid to rescue housing market
Move is part of a package of measures to aid ailing housebuilding sector
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Ian Ritchie quits Olympic village over quality concerns
Architect leaves £1bn London 2012 project amid mounting unrest over value engineering
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£250m Rochdale scheme stalls after legal challenge
Losing bidders protest after council and development agency fail to disclose full selection criteria
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Boris Johnson’s London plan
London mayor Boris Johnson has wasted no time in setting out a new direction for planning and development policy in the capital. For those bewildered by the policy twists and turns, here’s a quick route map of the proposed changes.