Housing – Page 277
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Northerners should move South says think tank
Regeneration has failed in cities such as Liverpool and Sunderland says influential 'right of centre' Policy Exchange
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English Courtyard Developments goes into administration
Retirement housing specialist succumbs to pressures of credit crunch leaving four housing schemes incomplete
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Regeneration areas hit hardest by property slump
Returns were 2.6% lower in regeneration areas in compared to the general market according to new survey
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Developer selected for Peterborough pPod eco-homes
Housing association Gentoo and housebuilder Morris Homes to build UK's second major zero carbon housing development
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Falling housing sales prompt sellers to drop prices
First time buyers have become endangered species says RICS as number of sales fall to lowest level for 30 years
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Benefit cuts do not make single parents get jobs, says study
But welfare claimants think penalty is reasonable
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Standard start for planning will not work
But study says the idea could have merit at local level
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Low earners 'unrealistic' about house buying prospects
Study finds few people on low incomes apply for social housing
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Developers' payments to councils double in two years
Planning payments for affordable housing rise faster than land prices, study finds
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Crest considers £100m cash boost
Housebuilder is seeking cash injection to prevent breach of bank convenants according to reports
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Housing sales stall over stamp duty speculation
Estate agents warn government that rumours of a stamp duty holiday has caused more uncertainty in housing market
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Chancellor rules out imminent move on stamp duty
Government tries to prevent housing market stalling as buyers hope for tax holiday
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Construction industry is in recession, says RICS
Surveyors warn of continuing shrinkage as figures show private housing orders down 20% in a year
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Mortgage squeeze hits Blackburn housing scheme
Final stage of £15m project put on hold because prospective homebuyers cannot borrow
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Lib Dems highlight 20% crash in auction house prices
Party says auction prices reflect true state of market and demands urgent stamp duty reform
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Development tax fails to live up to Milton Keynes model
Developers hit out at proposals that offer no guarantee of built infrastructure in return for contributions
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Here is the verdict on the BRE's super homes ...
Envelopes:Â Four houses on the BRE Innovation Park have made the first steps towards meeting the upper levels of the Code for Sustainable Homes. Stephen Kennett finds out what we can learn from these pioneers
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Investors undeterred by Taylor Wimpey deficit
Taylor Wimpey’s £216m pension fund deficit has not put off potential investors, according to sources close to the housebuilder
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Government delays 2016 zero-carbon consultation
Housing minister says long-awaited document will not appear until September ‘at the earliest’