All articles by Chloë Stothart – Page 4
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Local Housing Companies stall amid public debt fears
All 14 trial joint ventures delayed, owing to market conditions and row over council balance sheets
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Council houses: return to a golden age?
It’s not a lot, but the government has made £100m available for councils to start building homes again. So is this the start of a glorious return to a golden age?
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Portsmouth council set to found its own housebuilder
Trailblazing scheme aims to capitalise on assets, including bomb shelters, to construct 2,000 homes
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Savills joint venture plans £250m rented homes fund
Consultant and housing association A2 Dominion join forces to bid for HCA private rental scheme
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On repeat: standardised flooring
What if all aspects of flooring were as standardised as linoleum? Chloe Stothart reports on a drive to create a general specification for floor cassettes that could have consequences for all off-site modules
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Firms line up to take part in HCA's private rental scheme
Housing associations, property firms and banks consider investment in agency’s property fund
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Bechtel scoops work on Crossrail and Reading station
Network Rail has awarded construction firm contract for station rebuilding and improvements and junction work
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Industry holds its breath on Budget VAT cut
A cut in the rate of VAT levied on refurbishment is at the top of the construction industry’s wishlist for next week’s Budget
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Housing starts on HCA land plummet by 72%
Numbers drop to 3,144 despite housing agency bringing forward £650m from future budgets
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Pidgley: land market won't bottom out this year
Berkeley boss disagrees with Knight Frank prediction that values will stabilise in the summer
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Suburbia: suing Bellway for letting council tenants in
Buyers of Bellway homes near Swindon were dismayed when social housing tenants turned up as their neighbours. Are desperate housebuilders playing fast and loose with homeowners, or is this just a case of snobbery?
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Fresh wave of Nimbyism targets private housing
Survey finds number of active campaigners has grown to 29% – but support for new homes is also up
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MP blames bank as builder goes bust
Bank's 'inflexibility' slated as cash flow problems push Wrekin Construction into administration despite strong order book
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Construction will be one of industries 'worst hit' by recession
Poll reveals 22% of consultants believe construction will be in top three sectors worst affected, while just 10% thought UK firms were well positioned
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Three regeneration companies go under
Three property companies behind regeneration schemes across the country have gone bust
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Buyers on two more Bellway estates plan legal action
Residents claim value of homes has fallen up to £30,000 after units were sold for social housing
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Government pledges £93m for stalled London schemes
Five stalled regeneration developments will benefit from cash injection as mayor announces scheme for first-time buyers
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Manufacturing sector reports record drop
Jobs are slashed as recession begins to hit bigger companies
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HCA’s regeneration power ‘hamstrung by spending rules’
Agency struggling to kickstart stalled schemes because of restrictions on what it can fund
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Number of unsold social homes ‘peaks’ at 10,000
Government claims backlog will fall as it funds conversion of 4,000 houses to rented property