Housing – Page 302
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Waste and how to tame it
Site waste has never been the most glamorous end of the sustainability agenda. But, with a stringent regulation and a sharp rise in landfill tax being introduced this month, you ignore it at your peril. Dr David Moon of WRAP and Adam Mactavish of Cyril Sweett offer advice on how ...
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The UK's first code level five homes
The new flats in Mid Street in the sleepy village of South Nutfield might not look like anything to scare the horses, but in fact they are quietly revolutionary. Alex Smith takes a trip to the country to see the UK’s first code-level-five sustainable homes
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Credit crunch squeezes housebuilders’ salaries
Survey reveals 4% pay rise, but this disguises sharp dip in recent months
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New private sector body to lead drive towards zero-carbon
The government is to set up a private sector body to drive the move to zero-carbon housing by 2016.
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Housing stats: New-build sales and completions in March 2008
This month’s data reveals that private housing starts are down almost 40% on last year
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D&H is Erinaceous’ latest victim
Dearle & Henderson, the last large acquisition made by failed property consultant Erinaceous, has been broken up as part of the sell-off at the firm, writes Sarah Richardson.
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Small builders feel the chill as housing market evaporates
Construction workloads have fallen to their lowest levels since spring 2006, according to figures from the Federation of Master Builders.
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ â€˜brand zero’
Just as housebuilders have realised how horribly soon the 2016 deadline for zero-carbon homes is approaching, the government is moving on to the even more problematic non-residential sector. But how feasible is a zero-carbon built environment? David Strong has some words of caution, while overleaf we analyse the report that ...
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Stock Woolstencroft offers colourful view of the Olympics
Stock Woolstencroft-designed scheme for Telford Homes will overlook Olympic park
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Chris Horn launches affordable housing developer
Former head of Elephant & Castle scheme starts up ENTER Homes firm to develop affordable housing for Londoners
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Growing hemp houses in Three Gardens
The last nut and bolt are tightened on ground breaking eco-friendly housing scheme in Suffolk
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Grove Village Manchester
Watch how local residents and a Grove Village consortium transformed a no-go Manchester estate into ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ's PFI Project of the Year
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Borrowing set to fall further, say mortgage lenders
Slight monthly rise in March bucks overall downward trend of mortgage lending
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Profits warning knocks Taylor Wimpey shares
Shares lose 5% of value after housebuilder warns deepening market crisis will hit profits
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Leeds housebuilder goes into administration
Credit crunch and lack of consumer confidence is blamed by administrator KPMG
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Code for Sustainable Homes: Sometimes things aren't as green as they seem
Here’s a riddle: how do you build homes that emit more carbon dioxide than your rivals’ yet still achieve a higher Code for Sustainable Homes rating? Simple, says Chloe Stothart: go electric
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Nothing up our sleeves …
The fallout from Northern Rock has led to fear and mistrust in the housing market. So Barratt has decided to establish a more transparent relationship between itself and lenders, says Mark Clare
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Callcutt: Government is ignoring my report
The man charged with reviewing the economics and delivery of housing supply has heard nothing from ministers since publishing his findings
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HBF revises code of conduct to help lenders
New measures to ensure greater transparency for mortgage lenders on new build houses
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Industry hits back after Eddie Shah calls builders lazy
Berkeley boss rebuts criticism of UK construction workers by media magnate turned housebuilder