Housing – Page 314
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Livingstone plans 50,000 extra affordable homes for London
London mayor promises 50% increase in housing over next three years and more family properties
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Northern Rock crisis sparks housebuilder share plunge
Consumer panic wipes £850m from market value, housing prices to drop
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Cooper offers £500m boost for affordable housing
Yvette Cooper said grant would reward those councils that used planning to speed housing supply
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Lend Lease plans £1bn housing fund for 2012 village
Developer aims for largest-ever residential property fund to build 4,000 homes for Olympics
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Hips to apply to all homes from next month
Government to press ahead with plan to extend scheme despite drop in sales of four-bed houses
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Redrow eyes acquisitions
Housebuilder Redrow signalled that it could be ready to enter the takeover market after reporting dampened full-year results this week.
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Barratt and Berkeley look into homes for ‘grey market’
Two of Britain’s biggest housebuilders are considering moves into the retirement homes market.
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Conservatives advised to scrap ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Regulations
The Conservative party should scrap ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Regulations and bring in a lower VAT for maintenance and repairs to green homes, according to a policy report.
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Northern Irish court overturns ban on piecemeal development
The Northern Irish High Court has overturned planning rules designed to stop piecemeal development in the region’s countryside.
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The Rotunda gets in shape
Glazing has been installed on the Urban Splash redevelopment of the Rotunda in Birmingham, designed by Glenn Howells. External cladding specialist Lindner Schmidlin and main contractor Urban Splash Build installed 1,250 panes measuring 2.6m x 1.4m and weighing 150kg each. The glazing on the 232-apartment block took six months and ...
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Vetro chic
Images have been released of NCH Architects’ Vetro scheme in Liverpool’s business district. The £8m mixed-use scheme, for developer Huntsmere, comprises 36,000ft2 of office space on the corner of Crosshall and Victoria streets. The construction contract for the scheme, which also includes apartments and retail, is out to tender.
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Miller profit up 5% despite 'tough' housing market
Britain's sixth biggest housebuilder reports £36m interim profit as it considers acquisition
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Barratt wins Camp Hill redevelopment contract
Housebuilding firm named as preferred bidder on £125m Nuneaton scheme
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Four-bed houses average 'E' energy rating
First figures released on performance of houses as part of new Home Information Packs
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Paper Round: Housing price growth 'slowing but stable'
The papers have this weekend reported the decrease in growth rates for the home market
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Bovis Homes profit up 10% despite market caution
Bovis Homes says consumers are taking longer to decide whether to buy after interest rate rises
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MPs launch public inquiry into future of new homes
Urban Development Group invites submissions on how to achieve government target
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Councils plan for 3 million homes target
Local authorities across England have spent the summer thrashing out plans for a new wave of council housebuilding.Councils such as the London boroughs of Croydon, Islington and Barnet, as well as Norwich and Newcastle, are understood to be leading the way in responding to July’s housing green paper.In it, housing ...