All Housing articles – Page 99
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Features
Battersea: ‘The toughest project in the world'
Battersea Power Station’s redevelopment has not had an easy time of it lately, with profit margins plummeting and costs soaring. The development company behind the scheme speaks exclusively to ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ about the scale of the problems
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Housing associations agree to merge
Notting Hill Housing and Genesis will have a combined tunrover of £700m per year
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Comment
Grenfell review must be considered and fearless
Politicians and professionals must be responsible and forensic in seeking the truth
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Spencer McCarthy: All in the family
Churchill boss Spencer McCarthy explains why his business model works and why the firm – one of the UK’s biggest providers of private housing for the elderly – will be sticking with traditional designs for its homes
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High rise plan means Southwark Tube demolition
Historic England turns down listing bid as TfL prepares residential planning application
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Tally of tower blocks failing fire tests rises to 224
Communities secretary Sajid Javid planning further testing for cladding
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Qatar: ‘This dispute has escalated beyond any reasonably sane level’
With tensions between Qatar and Saudi Arabia and its allies rising by the week, many are fearful of the impact this row could have on construction companies working in the Gulf state, the World Cup 2022 preparations, and Qatari investment in UK projects
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GLA begins procurement for £20bn developer framework
30 developers will be appointed to the four-year panel
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Grenfell probes will look at how cladding was fitted, says minister
Minister for London Greg Hands says quality of cladding under the spotlight
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Galliford Try submits plans for £14m Manchester resi scheme
Construction is expected to start on site early next year
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Retrofitting housing blocks could cost billions of pounds
Each tower could cost £20m to upgrade to required fire safety standards
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Countryside behind new homes in east London
Barking scheme being carried out in JV with housing association
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Experts ask if cladding tests are effective
As testing continues on 600 towers, questions arise over whether the right criteria are being used for the flammability tests
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Features
In Grenfell’s shadow
After the immediate shock of the Grenfell Tower fire, local authorities and housing associations are trying to work out what it all means for the social housing sector. Joey Gardiner reports
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Lakehouse confirms ongoing Hackney fraud investigation
Probe centres on two housing contracts with Hackney Homes
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L&Q carries out extra checks after Grenfell
Reviews being carried out on housing group’s blocks of six storeys or more
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Designs to be unveiled for Brent Cross revamp
Argent Related will reveal proposals for the first new homes on the site
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Comment
A long, hard look
The Grenfell Tower tragedy has put social housing in the spotlight - and while the government certainly has urgent questions to answer, the construction industry should also be looking to its own policies and standards