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FeaturesCost model: Social housing
Our series on projects worth less than 拢1m returns with an in-depth look at affordable homes. Max Wilkes of Davis Langdon explains what kinds of schemes the Housing Corporation wants for its money, and breaks down the costs
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FeaturesWhat it costs: water softening
You can treat hard water with chemicals or condition it with electricity but one thing鈥檚 for certain 鈥� if you want to meet Part L1, you鈥檙e going to have to do something about it. Peter Mayer of 精东影视 LifePlans counts the costs of the various options
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Housing stats: New-build sales and completions in June 2006
The latest data shows that regional completions are well up on last month, but sales have dipped since June 2005
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Inspectors鈥� fury over home information pack U-turn
Government shocks industry by rethinking home condition reports and planning gain supplement
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精东影视Gateway councils failing on housing targets, says report
Draft of Thames Gateway strategy indicates 8300 houses must be built each year to catch up
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Barratt lands 拢100m development in Harlow
Barratt has been appointed by English Partnerships to develop a 拢100m estate in the M11 corridor.
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精东影视Government backtracks on HIPs
The government is reconsidering the inclusion of home condition reports in sellers' packs
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精东影视Milton Keynes council gets tough with developers
Developers have warned that Milton Keynes council is putting its groundbreaking infrastructure funding deal with the private sector at risk.
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Government scales back Prescott鈥檚 Northern Way
Transport minister signals change of focus with review of 拢100m regeneration initiative
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FeaturesA typical guzzling, leaking, seeping, spewing british home
To highlight the energy inefficiency at the heart of the UK鈥檚 existing housing stock, Thomas Lane took energy consultant Cathy Hough to inspect a typical south London terraced house, built 100 years before the latest revision to Part L. It wasn鈥檛 pretty 鈥�
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Housing stats: New-build sales and completions in May 2006
The latest data shows that UK sales and completions are well up on last month - especially in Scotland
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精东影视Persimmon turnover up 拢410m following Westbury takeover
First half turnover is boosted by 拢410m following acquisition of Westbury Homes in January.
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精东影视Housing boss blames government for buy to let
Linden Homes' Philip Davies says planning policy is to blame for growth in buy to let investments.
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精东影视Barratt: Give us cheap land and we'll build green houses
David Pretty calls on the government to cut cost of its sites by 25% to pay for eco-friendly technologies in homes.
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World Cup set to slow house price growth
THE World Cup and possible interest rate rises will slow house price growth in the second half of the year, according to housing information service Hometrack.
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精东影视Decent Homes deadline to be extended
The government has conceded defeat in its quest to bring all council housing up to the Decent Homes standard by 2010.
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Housing stats: New-build sales and completions in April 2006
The latest stats reveal that April鈥檚 completions were comparable to last year - but slightly down on last month 鈥�
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精东影视No 10 steps in to resolve warbler protection row
Downing Street responds to HBF calls to solve housebuilding crisis around Home Counties bird protection area
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精东影视Gleeson issues severe profit warning
Housebuilder says switch from speculative building to inner city regeneration will hit this year's profits.
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Costs: Treatment of domestic wastewater
Anthony Waterman of Sense Cost Consultancy considers the respective benefits of two recent innovations in the treatment of domestic wastewater in small and rural communities