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Housing Stats: New build sales and completions in September 2009
Private registrations were up from last year, while the South-east topped the regional poll
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91 Kickstart schemes approved
£207m will now be allocated to 6,618 new and affordable homes, with £241m available for 5,144 that have conditional approval
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Homebuyer loans hit 18-month high in September
New Bank of England figures show loans for house purchase rose 6% last month
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Johnson reveals plans to regenerate Nine Elms
Mayor says planning framwork for 16,000 homes along south bank of the Thames is the 'final piece in the jigsaw' for central London
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Contractor wins place on £100m framework for Bedfordshire Pilgrims Housing Association
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Pidgley warns housebuilders of more tough times ahead
Berkeley Homes chairman tells industry not to expect any improvement just yet
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September mortgage approvals hit 18-month high
Loans to homebuyers are up 77% on last year but construction and property firms are borrowing less
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Housing starts up 4% in third quarter
While country displays signs of recovery, NHBC receives 24,136 applications to build new homes in the UK from July to September
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Knife-edge politics
Local planning authorities have been hit as hard as anybody and income is still falling. Whether they can bounce back when the upturn comes is up to the government
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Essex residents may sue over Taylor Wimpey ‘council estate’
Residents of a Taylor Wimpey housing estate in Essex where unsold homes were turned into social housing are the latest to contemplate legal action over the changes
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HBF workers ‘devastated’ by pension meltdown
Former employees of the Home Builders Federation are facing huge pension losses because of the £20.5m black hole in the Construction Confederation’s fund
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HCA set to slash funding to Basildon by £17m
Cuts include £13.5m from housing schemes, as Essex town is hit hardest by Thames Gateway review
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Homes subsidy hits £65,000
The amount of government money spent per new affordable home reached its highest ever last year
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Mortgage clampdown could rule out 10% of borrowers
Housing analysts have warned that as many as 10% of borrowers will be denied mortgages as a result of new rules on lending set by the Financial Services Authority
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Longbridge reborn
This £100m town centre at Longbridge, Birmingham is the first phase of the 15-year, £1bn regeneration of the former MG Rover car production plant
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Housing sales slump forces Land Registry to cut 1,500 jobs
Major restructuring to save £500m over five years will also mean closing five local offices
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Gateshead council to undertake £200m of housing improvements
Firms interested in four-year deal to improve 400 homes must tender before 24 November
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Government to pay for home energy makeovers
Up to 90,000 low-income homes will benefit from energy efficiency measures in plan to curb fuel poverty
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Mortgage lending up in September
Council of Mortgage Lenders figures show loans up 2% on August but still less than half pre-credit crunch levels
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Asking prices for London homes soar
'Severe' shortage of housing stock behind record asking prices, but experts warn of property market's 'fundamental weakness'