All articles by Chloë Stothart – Page 6
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RDAs to reveal developments most at risk in Thames Gateway
Housing minister Margaret Beckett says RDAs will flag up developments hit by financial difficulties
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Thames Gateway and flooding: going with the flow
An architect tells the Thames Gateway Forum how to live with flooding
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Features
Bank with a plan: Lessons to be learnt from HSBC's experience of waste management
It is still early days for site waste management plans – swmps – but efforts by banking giant HSBC are providing some valuable lessons
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A great new way of dishing the dirt
Landscaping You can’t expect accolades for building your sustainable homes on contaminated land. Chloe Stothart looks at what to do with topsoil that isn’t in tiptop condition
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Beijing considers new eco district
Green advisers Bioregional in talks with Chinese government about 2000 home community
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Psychologist to crack crime in housing developments
New housing design guidlines to reduce crime on estates
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The suburban carbon slashers
It looks like a thirties terrace but it's leading the way in getting rid of almost all carbon emissions
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Housing associations primed to bail out troubled landlords
Tenant Services Authority makes list of take over partners for bankrupt associations
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Government housing measures hurt market
Housebuilders say small government initiatives make buyers delay purchase
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Board members for new housing agencies announced
16 board members of Homes and Communities Agency and Tenant Services Authority named
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The land that took the bite out of the credit crunch
The head of Canada's affordable housing lobby group tells us why the country has escaped the worst of the housing downturn and about a pot of gold which could solve the country's housing repair problems
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Council creates grand designs to inspire locals
Bradford council renovates two homes and teaches residents how to improve their own
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Everything in this picture is green
It doesn’t matter how energy-efficient a home is – if the interior doesn’t look great, nobody will buy it. Chloe Stothart checks out the latest products hoping to persuade the public that green is good
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Housing's one stop shops
Meet one of the 12 "trailblazer" housing departments who provide job, health and education advice to their homeless clients
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Repossessions set to rise in the countryside, says report
Credit crunch study finds small businesses working at home to save cash
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Bright sparks: how to give tenants energy advice
Two Midlands schemes show how housing associations can help tenants stay on top of their energy costs
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Has mixed tenure funding failed?
Senior figures from housing and planning tell us whether junior housing minister Iain Wright is right and what should take its place
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Developers should renegotiate social housing deals, says law firm
Housebuilders should change terms to make affordable housing schemes viable
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Council spending on housing will drop by £500m
Gpvernment predicts decrease in spending on new housing and upgrades
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Social housing not tenant focused, says new regulator
Tenant Services Authority boss says sector needs to be more customer-friendly