Housing – Page 291
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New rules force housebuilders to declare buyers' incentives
Council of Mortgage Lenders announces regulations to combat mortgage scams from September
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Cala Homes guarantees buyers 6% mortgage rate
Scottish housebuilder promises fixed rate to suitable buyers in move to counter housing downturn
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Barratt tries to calm investor nerves
Housebuilder issues City statement after share price is halved this week
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Saudis build desert city from scratch
City of 2 million people to be built by 2020 in wave of major development projects to transform kingdom's economy
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Breaking the code
Have changes to the code for sustainable homes guidlines ended the confusion?
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Housebuilders' shares plummet
Taylor Wimpey records biggest fall with 21% drop in share price, while Persimmon prepares to exit the FTSE 100
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Seeking a miracle
St Matthew's estate in Brixton was drab and crime ridden until architects PRP gave it a makeover. They tell us how they made it a little more divine
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Major expansion of rented housing required, says report
BPF says planners should count private rented homes as affordable
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TV celebrity joins march against Sussex eco-town
Ben Fogle among objectors to proposal for site near Arundel, in the latest of a series of eco-town protests
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Greater London Authority could see budget cut, investigation warns
Financial probe criticises monitoring of regeneration schemes
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London mayor announces new LDA chair
Boris Johnson names Harvey McGrath new chair a week after his vicious attack on government’s response to the credit crunch
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EPR wins planning on Co-op sites
Architect gains planning approval for mixed-use redevelopments in Dartford and Eastbourne
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Backbench rebellion stalls Planning Bill
Debate delayed after Labour MPs sign motion against proposed independent commission to make planning decisions on major infrastructure schemes
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Housing slump deals blow to Welsh scheme
Redevelopment of listed former hospital in North Wales no longer viable because of falling housing market
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Brick giant shuts factories as housing market dries up
£2bn-turnover Wienerberger to axe 80 workers, close two plants and suspend work at others
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Bovis Homes threatens 90-day payments
Bovis Homes is imposing a 90-day payment schedule on subcontractors unless they agree to cut their prices.
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Countryside to slash build programme by third
Countryside Properties will this year cut its development programme in half in the North, according to chairman Alan Cherry, writes Joey Gardiner.
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Homes unaffordable despite price falls
Six months of house-price falls have done nothing to improve the affordability of new housing, according to the latest data from Hometrack, writes Joey Gardiner.
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Housing downturn analysis: Wolf at the door
It seems that the credit crunch has put housebuilders in a position similar to the three little pigs. But what are the chances that they’ll be blown down? Joey Gardiner presents a five-point guide explaining why this tale is unlikely to have a happy ending
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Willmott Dixon restructures as turnover reaches £380m
Taking social housing arm Inspace back in-house prompts total overhaul of company framework