Housing – Page 279
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Hips take longer in Hastings
Survey reveals massive regional differences in time taken to compile data for home information packs
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Construction activity hits record low
Survey reveals that construction market 'worsened rapidly' in July following severe decline in housing
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Chancellor refuses to rule out stamp duty freeze
Alistair Darling says he is preparing measures to help kickstart the housing market
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£1bn overhaul for West Bromwich
Nearly three quarters of town centre will be redeveloped by 2018
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Lend Lease profits halve after UK housing writedown
Olympic Village developer warns Australian stock market that UK housing troubles will hit group profits
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Cleadon Park: crime busters
A housing association describes the measures its took to keep antisocial behaviour out of a newly regenerated estate
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Homes being sold without Hips, says Law Society
Some buyers failing to receive report until weeks after purchase
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Taylor Wimpey puts Taywood Construction on the market
Housebuilder hangs for-sale sign on contracting arm – despite speculation that it will raise no money
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Housebuilders face wave of legal battles over withheld cash
Bovis Homes is demanding that subcontractors give up their retentions in the latest attempt to cut costs
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NHBC reacts to slump by laying off one in 10 staff
30% of site-based inspectors to be made redundant as construction rates continue to plummet
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Uncertainty over Oriental City
The £120m Oriental City mixed-use scheme in Colindale, north London, is facing further uncertainty after the development manager behind the scheme said it would continue to delay paying for the site.
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It’s not last orders yet
Hammerson’s Bishops Place scheme in Hackney, east London, was dealt a blow last week after planning officers voted to defer a decision on consent.
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The battle of Waterloo: Elizabeth House
London mayor Boris Johnson has vetoed the development of Allies and Morrison’s Elizabeth House towers at Waterloo station.
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Artist reveals folding house of Sunderland
German artist Wolfgang Weileder builds a temporary replica Georgian house in 10 days
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Housing Corporation welcomes Ujima report
Independent inquiry into the collapse of Ujima Housing Association blames bad management
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Shortlist for £200m transport infrastructure fund for new housing announced
Flint announces 36 projects including Swindon pedestrian and cycle bridge, and Colchester park and ride
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Number of housing associations put into supervision by regulator drops
Housing Corporation also exceeded most of its build targets, says annual report
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Half-built home collapses on Leadbitter's Oxford site
Contractor blames storm damage for partial collapse on Dominion housing scheme
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Ujima: your views
Figures from around the housing world tell us what they made of the report into the Corporation's handling of Ujima's collapse
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Audio: Housing Corporation 'over-cautious' in Ujima collapse
Listen to the press conference to launch a report into the Corporation's handling of the first housing association insolvency