All Housing articles – Page 298
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Access chambers
Civils and Lintels, in partnership with RDT Chamber Solutions, has introduced a system to overcome problems associated with conventional access chambers surrounded by a shallow depth of concrete.
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Anger as banks fail to pass on 1.5% rate cut
Housebuilders have hit out at the failure of banks to pass on last week’s shock 1.5% cut in interest rates to potential customers.
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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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Green light for Vauxhall Sky Gardens
The mixed-use tower is the first tall building to be approved since the election of Boris Johnson
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A mountain to climb: how the Winter Olympics regenerated Torino
The 2012 Games is held up as way to regenerate a run down part of London. The transformative powers of the Olympics have been tried before when Turin hosted the Winter Olympics. The city's former mayor describes what happened
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Taylor Wimpey reports 40% drop in orders
Housebuilder forecasts UK market will remain depressed in the short term
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House sales volumes hit new low
RICS reports slowest sales since 1978, but some signs of deceleration in market decline
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Kier slashes house prices by up to 15%
Housebuilder reports financials in line with expectations despite 60% fall in order book
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Stirling prize winner hits out at quality of new-build homes
Director of Feilden Clegg Bradley criticises 'big mistakes' in UK regeneration
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Private housing orders halved
Total orders down 20% as housing slump partly offset by 37% rise in public work
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Galliford Try issues profit warning
Shares fall 12% after announcement of new £50m writedown and deteriorating prospects for housebuilding arm
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Time for the industry to regenerate
There are obviously difficult times ahead, but the launch of the HCA brings with it an opportunity for the regeneration sector to evolve
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Two-thirds more land needed to meet housing target
9,000 extra plots required each year as housebuilders abandon flats in favour of traditional houses
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Rackheath in line to be first eco-town
A new town proposed by a consortium of Norfolk councils has emerged as the frontrunner to be the first of the government’s eco-towns.
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What it costs: Insulated renders
Insulated render systems save energy and look good. Peter Mayer of ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ LifePlans sums up the variety of choices and highlights some topical issues and lifecycle costs
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Housebuilding collapse deeper than nineties
Housebuilders’ operating margins have collapsed more dramatically than during the recession of the early nineties, the latest data from financial services firm BDO Stoy Hayward has revealed, writes Tom Bill.
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Chipperfield in China
This David Chipperfield-designed housing scheme in China has been completed.
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Not just for Christmas: The Sinclair ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ
This scheme by developer Christian Sinclair is one of six to win a ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ for Life award this year
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Best buys for the taxpayer
Now we’re all Keynesians again, public money is going to be spent on stimulating demand. But in the case of social housing, what should it actually buy? Nick Raynsford has some suggestions
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Olympic legacy: lowering the bar again
First, the Olympic village was downsized by 1,300 homes. Now, the media centre is likely to be replaced by a ‘mixture of temporary and permanent facilities’. Whatever happened to the 2012 legacy? Joey Gardiner investigates