Housing – Page 314
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Cooper u-turn on review of zero-carbon regulations
Minister ‘gives blessing’ to taskforce that will reconsider the status of off-site renewables
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Key Keynes site snapped up
One of the largest housing sites in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, has been bought by development venture Making Places for 2,500 homes.
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Planning applications: October 2007
Number of projects falls to just 284 in London, as developer Quintain tops the clients list
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Nouvel in New York
French architect Jean Nouvel has been appointed to design of a new tower to be built adjacent to the Museum of Modern Arts in New York City.
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Manchester set to win housing super agency head office
The government is working on plans to move the headquarters of its soon-to-be-launched housing super agency to Manchester, according to a senior Whitehall source.
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Leading lights of South America
These images of the three towers constituting Los Faros de Panamá (The Lighthouses of Panama), designed by Chapman Taylor, were unveiled at the Mapic international retail property exhibition in Cannes last week.
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Take in the view
Landscaping is set to be the next big thing in sustainable design so Thomas Lane went to BRE’s Innovation Park to see how it should be done
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Looking ahead...
Curious to know how the Thames Gateway will look when it’s all finished? Well if you feel like going to Ashford in Kent, there’s a model already built. And if you don’t, don’t worry, Chloë McCulloch’s already been and she took her camera
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HIPs for all homes by end of year
Government announces that HIPs will be required for all homes on December 14
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Housebuilders must satisfy customers, says Callcutt review
Review warns failing to satisfy could lead to ban on public funding or bidding for public land
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EP picks Crest Nicholson for housing scheme
Crest Nicholson has been appointed to develop former St Francis hospital site
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Green light for largest phase of Ebbsfleet scheme - images
Land Securities has won planning consent for the largest section of its housing development in Kent
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Miller family puts business up for sale
Group does not include Miller chief executive Keith Miller fueling speculation of a family feud
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Barratt Homes sees fall in private sales
Housebuilder feels effects of liquidity squeeze as it reports rising cancellation rartes
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Treasury backs decision to reject off-site renewables
Energy provided through the national grid will not count towards zero carbon homes rating
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Small builders demand VAT cuts on eco refurbishments
Ӱ work that contributes to ecological improvement of homes should be exempt from VAT, the body representing smaller building firms will say when it launches a Ӱ a Greener Britain campaign this month.
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Green policy is ‘lip service’
Anne Power, a former urban taskforce member, has criticised the government’s progress over improving the environmental performance of Britain’s existing housing stock, saying it was barely even paying “lip service” to the problem.
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Government accused of mismanaging Thames Gateway
Public Accounts select committee says project will remain a series of disjointed projects unless DCLG steps up efforts
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Key housing Bill to be published
Housing and Regeneration Bill is expected to be published tomorrow