All Housing articles – Page 15
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Morgan Sindall faces £50m bill as ministers look to widen cladding pledge
Morgan Sindall’s urban regen arm Muse could now be included in pledge
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Cherry family firm posts nine-fold increase in profit
Stonebond trebles turnover as it ramps up partnerships work
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Taylor Wimpey sees interim profit jump despite turnover dip
New chief executive says year end numbers now likely to be at top end of expectations
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House price growth continues to slow in July
Nationwide and Zoopla say prices grew just 0.1% in the last month, but Zoopla raises forecast for 2022 as a whole
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Firms on notice for £2bn decarbonisation framework
DPS covers south west region and runs for 10 years
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Housebuilders warn cladding pledge contract is ‘impossible to sign’
Builders say current legal text contains commitments well beyond original pledge
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Pocket Living drops to £19m loss
London residential developer in talks over financial restructure after scheme delays
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Ministers to raise accessibility standard for new homes
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities will change building regulations to strengthen rules
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Comment
We need evidence-based design to reach climate and wellbeing targets
We know we should be building more sustainably, so let’s gather the facts that make the construction case incontrovertible, says Sadie Morgan
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London mayor ‘very concerned’ capacity of electricity grid is delaying development
Khan says government has turned down request for meeting over power network problems stalling ‘thousands’ of homes in west London
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Barratt profit to exceed expectations
Housebuilder says completions return to pre-pandemic levels but build inflation now running at 9-10%
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Problems at modular factory caused collapse of Urban Splash House
‘Under-use, ‘design issues’ and ‘defects’ at Alfreton plant sent group into administration, administrator’s report saysÂ
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Features
Low-carbon homes: Why Part L is just the beginning
Christopher Price, technical development manager for Knauf Insulation, looks at what Approved Document L means for carbon reduction in new homes
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Housing secretary Gove sacked
DLUHC ministerial team depleted after sacking and multiple resignations
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Housing minister resigns
Stuart Andrew stands down as part of wave of departures following botched response to Chris Pincher resignation
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Cladding costs send Crest Nicholson tumbling into red for half year
But housebuilder raises profit expectations for full year amid stronger sales
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Comment
We must put people and their homes at the heart of the planning process
It is essential that we develop a consistent, national approach to community consultation before we start designing and building, says Sadie Morgan
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Features
Are we seeing the start of a housing development slowdown?
Three different sets of data suggest housebuilding activity is slowing. But many in the sector are bullish about growth. What’s going on?
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Modular construction emits 45% less carbon than traditional methods, report finds
Study by academics found 28,000 tonnes of carbon were saved on two schemes in London
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Comment
Let’s design better, specify better and consume more carefully – that’s my (not so) radical idea
While we should all be taking action in order to preserve our planet, direct action is actually rather less effective than well-placed wordsÂ