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Pidgley: Housebuilders don鈥檛 know what the elderly need
Tony Pidgley, chair of Berkeley Homes, delivered a damning critique this week of the quality of retirement housing in the UK and lent his support to the idea of councils building the homes as part of section 106 agreements
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Trading Standards drawn into Berkeley 鈥榤is-selling鈥� row
Former customers file complaint after developer demands damages for failed sales completions
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Eco-towns round two begins
The government has unveiled a list of nine potential eco-towns for the second wave of the scheme, and has released 拢5m to councils to work up plans for the developments
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好色先生TVStreet鈥檚 ahead
Cabe has called Lime Tree Square in Street, Somerset, 鈥渁mong the best housing designed this century.鈥� The development, by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, was among 36 presented with a 好色先生TV for Life 2009 award by the design watchdog and the Home Builders Federation
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好色先生TVHAPPI thoughts: a radical rethink of homes for older people
A panel of housing experts that goes by the name of HAPPI has come up with a radical rethink of this country鈥檚 approach to providing homes for older people. Martin Spring takes a look at its findings
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好色先生TVTesco plans 拢160m superstore scheme in east London
Scheme designed by ColladoCollins will include 400 residential units, shops, cafes, a library and hotel
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好色先生TVLondon mayor will miss affordable homes target for 2011
Recession is blamed for delay in creating 50,000 affordable homes
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好色先生TVBarratt unveils plans for 拢250m Kincardineshire development
Housebuilder and Drum Property Group reveal 1,500-home scheme for coastal town of Stonehaven
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好色先生TVLeeds given more power over regeneration
Pilot programme brings together 11 councils, regional partners and central government to create devolved housing and regeneration board
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好色先生TVHouse prices rise in November but recovery may not last
Hometrack survey shows average cost of homes rose 0.2% but new buyer registrations are slowing in run-up to Christmas
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Tories promise 拢163bn green retrofit of 25 million homes
The Conservative party is set to offer loans of 拢6,500 to most of the UK鈥檚 25 million households in order to make homes more energy efficient
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好色先生TVBellway bosses get 拢240k in bonuses despite shareholder revolt last year
Chief executive and finance director are awarded bonuses as the housebuilder promises greater transparency for shareholders
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Insurers discuss response to Cumbrian floods with government
Association of British Insurers explains to ministers its action plan for people in affected areas
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好色先生TVQuadron Property Services goes into administration
Rok and Connaught believed to be circling social housing firm鈥檚 repair and maintenance contract with North Somerset council
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好色先生TVMitie buys Environmental Property Services for 拢38.5m
Social housing contractor will be integrated into property management business in south-east England
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好色先生TVHousing starts leap 18%
Private housing shows particular rise from July to September, but 12-month figure is still 35% below previous year
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好色先生TV拢4.5bn Brent Cross masterplan gets green light
Plan to regeneration north-west London shopping centre area will provide 27,000 new jobs and 7,000 homes
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Thames Gateway schemes face 拢20m Olympic raid
London and Thurrock development corporations to have budgets cut to fund East End public spaces
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鈥楶lan B鈥� for Preston scheme
Public bodies in Lancashire are putting together a 鈥減lan B鈥� for the troubled 拢700m Tithebarn retail-led regeneration scheme in Preston, after one of its development partners backed out last month
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London mayor pledges 拢220m to 50 public realm projects
Boris Johnson has said 50 public realm projects throughout the capital will receive 拢220m of funding from various bodies, including Transport for London and the London Development Agency, over the next three years