Housing – Page 238
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HCA to crack down on environmental standard cheats
The Homes and Communities Agency will force builders to go back and improve new homes if they don’t meet the environmental standards claimed
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McCarthy & Stone plans £500m land buying spree
Retirement housebuilder McCarthy & Stone plans to buy a site a week as part of a land-buying drive
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New chairs for RDAs
The South East regional development agency has hired Rob Douglas and the North West RDA has hired Robert Hough
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Housing for the elderly
Proposals for housing to help the ageing population will be made by a group of experts assembled by the government
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Decision on efficiency of zero-carbon homes delayed until end of year
ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV comes as housing minister outlines further details of definition of zero carbon
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The eco-towns saga: how not to win friends
Just how did the clever idea of a showcase for building green communities turn into a policy exercise of such embarrassment?
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Zero-carbon homes target puts UK among world leaders
Britain stands out for its impressive ambitions on construction of green housing, says international report
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Housebuilder Abbey nets €54m loss
Dividend to be scrapped after preliminary results show Anglo-Irish firm plunging into the red
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Think tank calls for locally based planning system
Bow Group says flexible system based around neighbourhoods would deliver homes more efficiently than regional plans
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LDA may slash £100m of projects over three years
Agency accused of 'poor decisions and poor management' as strategy director admits review of all existing projects
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House prices hold steady
Latest figures showing rise in price of terraced houses, flats and bungalows illustrate constricted supply
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Mears wins £200m housing services contract for Brighton and Hove
Council approves 10-year upgrade, repair and maintenance agreement for 112,500 homes
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Bovis Homes points to market 'stabilisation'
Housebuilder's trading update highlights steadying prices and gradual rise in lending
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HCA contractor partnerships: The right ingredients
The HCA has proposed partnering with contractors to build homes. Will this be a recipe for success?
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HCA looks to expand contractor partnership plan
Agency writes to English councils seeking land and plans to tender for contractors within a fortnight
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Space standards to be enforced on private housing
Mayor’s office says Parker Morris principle plus 10% will be consulted on in the London Plan review
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Now even newer: Harlow town centre
Plans for a 1.3 million ft2 addition to Harlow town centre in Essex have been unveiled by Harlow council and developers, Stockland
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RDAs fear raid on budgets to fund £1.6bn housing package
England’s regional development agencies have appealed to the government not to raid their budgets to fund its £1.6bn housing package
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Persimmon scents upturn
Persimmon has said it will start work on 50 sites by the end of 2009 in a cautiously optimistic trading update this week
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Redrow warns results will be at 'lower end' of analyst estimates
Housebuilder's trading update reveals 14% in average sale price over the year