Housing – Page 232
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Living with eco-towns: The hard sell
The idea of eco-towns has never been exactly popular with neighbouring communities. So now that the four sites have been chosen, how is the government going to convince the locals to buy into its low-carbon dream?
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The Cricklewood renaissance
Developers behind the £4.5bn Brent Cross and Cricklewood regeneration scheme have agreed to stump up £1bn in community benefits under a planning agreement with the council
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London boroughs shelve plans to reclaim Olympic planning
London boroughs have abandoned plans to bid to regain control of planning in the Olympic park fringes and Lower Lea Valley from the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation
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House prices rise 0.8%, says Halifax
Bank reports that average price has risen to £160,973, after second increase in a row
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Redrow to refocus on family homes after £141m loss
Housebuilder to abandon flats for fewer, larger house types in bid to return to profit
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Galliford Try plans £119m rights issue to boost housebuilding
Group plans housebuilding expansion to exploit recovering market after posting £27m full-year loss
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Councils set to build 2,000 more homes
Government green-lights building programme as Audit Commission calls for focus on improving existing housing stock
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Berkeley on target to hit profit forecasts
Group says £300m net cash could be used to make more site acquisitions as market stabilises
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RICS reports rise in demand for rented homes
Surveyors witness increase in number of prospective renters of UK housing
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Barratt Developments to issue £500m of new shares
Housebuilder plans cash call when full-year results are announced to reduce debt pile and fund land purchase
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Two throw hats into ring for construction adviser role
SEC Group’s Rudi Klein and Constructing Excellence’s Vaughan Burnand register interest in post
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HCA set to take stake in affordable housing schemes
Move follows public spat between London mayor and communities department over investment policy
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130 contractors sign up to build housing on public land
More than 130 contractors have applied to build homes under the Homes and Communities Agency’s public land initiative
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Tories to stick with pathfinder initiative
The Tories have said they would continue to support regeneration schemes, including the housing market renewal pathfinder initiative, should they win the next election
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How to defuse a time bomb
Central and local government must do something to stimulate housing output or we face a nationwide shortage. John Stewart has some suggestions
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Blackpool goes green
Great Places Housing Group is developing eight homes for affordable rent in Blackpool
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Charitable appeal
Housing charity, Shelter Scotland, has asked the Scottish government for an extra £200m
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Rural housing drought
One rural primary school is closing every month as a result of housing shortages in the countryside, according to research commissioned by the National Housing Federation.
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Swindon head leaves
Peter James, the chief executive of Swindon’s urban regeneration company, is stepping down after four years in the post
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More mortgages
The number of mortgages approved by banks has risen to the highest figure for 17 months