Housing – Page 328
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Solutions tending to zero
Architect Feilden Clegg Bradley has been granted permission for this tower on a development billed as “the most environmentally advanced in the UK”.
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Persimmon plans £1bn landbank spree
Persimmon Homes has announced plans to spend more than £1bn enlarging its strategic landbank after making a pre-tax profit of £582m for 2006.
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Places for People forms pioneering developer
Social landlord joins forces with specialist Cofton to launch brownfield development firm
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Livingstone wins Acton tug of war
Mayor Ken Livingstone has won a battle to increase the number of social rented units on a scheme in west London that had become a test of his affordable housing policy.
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Housing stats: New-build sales and completions in January 2007
Sales, registrations and completions were up from last year, while the South-east completed the most projects
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Images: AHMM's new Liverpool landmark reaches completion
The mixed-use Unity building designed by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris features 27 and 16-storey towers
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Barratt builds on higher selling prices to increase profit by 10%
An increase in completions and more cost efficiencies help push half year profit at housebuilder to £180.2m
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McInerney acquires housebuilder Lancing for £16.5m
Irish housebuilder buys Newcastle-based business and posts a 16% rise in 2006 profit
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Persimmon posts record £582m profit
Turnover hits £3.14bn as housebuilder concludes successful integration of Westbury Homes into business
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Tesco boss quits
Tony Vasishta, the supermarket’s development director, heads exodus of property team
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CPA calls for cheap land for eco homes
Association challenges government to demonstrate its eco credentials
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Housebuilders set to overturn ban on building near warblers
Report says moratorium on development near ground-nesting birds is ‘disproportionate’
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Time for one last kick
This is your final chance to make your voice heard on the planning gain supplement. Don’t ignore it
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Rebuilding estates ‘too costly’ says LSE report
Knocking down council estates is not a cost-effective way of dealing with poor neighbourhoods’ social problems, a government review of social housing has concluded.
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Private companies takes responsibility for householders' sewers
Defra transfers liability for private sewage and lateral drains
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Bid speculation mounts as Ben Bailey considers ‘strategic options’
Housebuilder’s share price has risen 11% since last Thursday triggering bid rumours
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US housing downturn hammers George Wimpey
Housebuilder profit falls 15% after weakness in US housing results in £60m write down
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Profit slip at Taylor Woodrow
Housebuilder and contractor will focus on improving UK housing business after operating profit in UK falls 5%
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Interest rate rise puts brakes on house prices
Rightmove reports lowest February increase for at least five years following January increase in interest rates
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Kelly to toughen standards in private rented sector
But critics argue that the introduction of a ‘level playing field’ could put off many investors