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Eco-ventilation health scare prompts regulation change
Government to issue guidance in Part F as draft BRE study finds widespread failure to maintain filters
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Portsmouth council set to found its own housebuilder
Trailblazing scheme aims to capitalise on assets, including bomb shelters, to construct 2,000 homes
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The full Nelson
The winner of the Pennine Lancashire Squared competition in the town of Nelson has been announced
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Brompton Crystal by Make: A flat above the shop
Make Architects has received planning permission for the “Brompton Crystal”, a luxury apartment scheme in Kensington & Chelsea
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BPF urges councils to be creative in regeneration funding
Councils should look at building homes or shops above schools to make regeneration schemes viable, a property lobby group has said
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Mortgage snub
Banks will turn away £1bn of mortgage applications for shared ownership homes as they regard them as sub-prime
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House starts rise
The communities department says house starts for the first quarter of the year rose 13% on the previous quarter
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Lovell’s £5m score
Lovell is to build 37 homes for rent and shared ownership for Merthyr Tydfil Housing Association
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That past is gone
The collapse of Ronan Point 40 years ago silenced all talk of cities in the sky. But that happened in a different world, and the one we’re in now needs the tower block
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Housing stats: New build sales and completions in April 2009
Total registrations are 7% up on March, but 53% down on April last year …
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Olympic bosses name 2012 legacy body chief
Andrew Altman, who has overseen several regeneration project in US, will be responsible for creating jobs, homes and facilities in east London
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Rogers survives Chelsea Barracks crisis meeting
Reports that architect could be thrown off £1bn West London development apparently unfounded
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Bloor to avoid apartment building after £52m loss
Steering clear of this sector is one of a number of measures designed to put housebuilder on firmer footing
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Mortgage lending hits eight-year low
Net lending fell by 21% to £2.7bn between March and April, although the number of approvals rose
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Hopes of house price recovery dashed
JLL forecast of 14% price fall this year and further fall next defies recent signs of market improvement
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Property experts reject housing optimism
Jones Lang LaSalle says house prices could plunge 14% this year and continue to fall in 2010
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UK GBC examines new funding plan for home improvements
Green group has launched task group to report on practical steps for introduction ‘pay as you save’ mechanism
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Crest turnover to fall by one-third in 2009
Stephen Stone, chief executive of Crest Nicholson, has said the recession will slash turnover by a third in 2009
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UK attacks EU plan to force on-site energy generation
Associations lobby against directive that would force buildings to create their own energy by 2019
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HCA's £100m council home initiative attracts first bidders
Local authorities are lining up to bid for a £100m government scheme to fund 900 council homes