Housing – Page 326
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Taylor Wimpey: the deal of the decade
It is the merger that has been tipped, on and off, for the best part of a decade, but few would have thought that a £5bn deal between Taylor Woodrow and Wimpey to create the UK’s largest housebuilder would finally be hatched in a “dingy roadside cafe on the M40”.
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On the beach, in Leeds
Landscape architect Martha Schwartz and architects Carey Jones and Feilden Clegg Bradley have unveiled this plan for Wellington Place, a new quarter in Leeds’ city centre.
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Tenants plan 500 new homes for Brixton estate
The transfer of a south London estate to a tenant-run housing association has opened the door for the development of more than 500 new homes.
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A sprightly 90 year old
Durkan has completed the final phase of a seven-year project to refurbish a historic south London housing estate.
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What a merger would mean for staff and rivals
Mergers always lead to redundancies and the creation of Taylor Wimpey would be no exception.
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Images: Hamiltons reveals Indescon Court in Docklands
Architect's development in London's Isle of Dogs will feature 361 apartments, retail space and a public garden
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Taylor Wimpey merger will mean fewer homes
Housebuilders are consolidating to remain profitable in the face of restrictive planning policy. The end result - fewer homes in the areas where they are needed most, says the House Builders Alliance's strategic policy adviser.
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Speculation mounts over Persimmon bid for Taylor Woodrow
City approves of proposed Taylor Wimpey merger but analyst anticpate rival offer
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Taylor Wimpey merger creates UK's biggest housebuilder
UK housing completions of about 22,000 will see combined company oust Barratt as Britain's largest housebuilder
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Brown plans to extend the powers of RDAs
Chancellor and his key advisers aim to give agencies a say in planning and house funding
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Planning reform ‘on course’ despite delay
Michael Ankers, the chief executive of the Construction Products Association (CPA), has played down fears that the planning white paper will lead to a watering down of reform.
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Nick Keable on recognising one’s own elbow
Labour’s record of planning reform is a tale of ineffectual confusion. And now it’s just got worse
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Developers paying over odds for sites, says report
Overbidding for sites is common in London, according to a report on the capital’s development industry.
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Heart and Seoul: Rogers scheme in South Korea
Richard Rogers, with Samoo Architects & Engineers, has designed this £766m mixed-use scheme in Seoul, South Korea.
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It looks sturdy enough ...
WSP has been appointed structural engineer on the Rem Koolhaas-designed 52-storey “Jenga” tower in Jersey City, US.
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Developer serves EP with £9m writ
English Partnerships (EP) and Tees Valley Regeneration are being sued for £9m in a dispute over a £200m scheme at Middlesbrough Dock.
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Image: Koolhaas reveals design for Singapore skyscraper
Rem Koolhaas' stunning first building in Singapore is will be 153m high
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Brown presses on with planning tax
Chancellor says 70% of revenue derived from planning gain supplement will go to local authorities
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Rouse leaves Housing Corporation to head up Croydon
Jon Rouse will leave housing body in the summer to become one of the youngest council chief executives in the country