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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓDoncaster’s cultural 25%: Civic and cultural quarter
Muse Developments, the regeneration arm of Morgan Sindall, has won a £300m contract to build a civic and cultural quarter in Doncaster
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Cabe report into social housing design attacked as ‘unfair’
A housing association and a developer have hit out at a report that found social housing to be no better designed than private homes
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓIt could have been a lot worse
The housing industry was on tenterhooks before the Budget, hoping for a solution to all its woes. Well, we didn’t quite get that, say Toby Lloyd and Anthony Brand, but it’s a start …
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Planning on the rise
Planning applications were at their highest level last month since September – 47,349 in England, Scotland and Wales, up from a low of 34,876 in December
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Retail inquiry
The communities select committee is holding an inquiry into plans to allow out-of-town retail parks to be built based on their impact rather than need
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Cumbria leaders
Murray Easton, formerly of BAE Systems, is to chair the board of Cumbria’s Barrow Vision scheme
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Westminster homes
London’s Westminster council has announced plans to build 500 homes in the borough on brownfield sites
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Right to buy ditched
The Scottish government has announced plans to end the right-to-buy policy for tenants in new-build council stock in the country
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The new Corgi
The Tenant Services Authority has reminded housing associations to ensure their gas safety engineers have signed the new register that replaced the Corgi system this month.
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓHouse prices slip back in April, reports Nationwide
Fall of 0.4% dampens hopes spurred by 0.9% rise last month, as prices fail to follow usual seasonal pattern
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓLeeds' Granary Wharf tops out
Ceremony takes place on the Carey Jones-designed Candle House, the tallest tower on the £40m scheme
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓHomes and Communities Agency board revealed
Panel to include representatives from Jestico + Whiles, Urban Splash and Design for Homes
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓCall for tougher building codes to beat climate change
Global report into boosting buildings' energy efficiency also recommends government subsidies and price incentives
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓFire destroys Blackpool housing scheme
Seventy firefighters tackle blaze at three-storey timber-framed development as 200 locals evacuated
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓFunds to unlock housing sites available from May
Developers can start applying for cash from £400m Budget fund to restart stalled schemes from next month
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓHousing starts rise for the first time in two years
Starts on site increase 2% in the first quarter, as social build outstrips private starts in March
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓOrwell's latest: £15m RMJM scheme at University Campus Suffolk
Willmott Dixon has been appointed preferred bidder on this £15m college development in Ipswich for University Campus Suffolk
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓProfit up 39% at social housing group Connaught
Social housing group Connaught boosted pre-tax profit by 39% from £9.7m to £13.5m in the year ended 28 February 2009
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓHousing stats: New-build sales and completions in March 2009
Housing associations surpass private registrations for the first time since 1986
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓPlanning levy delayed by six months
Community infrastructure levy will now come into force next April so housing industry can recover