Housing – Page 340
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Persimmon settles dispute with former director
Dispute is settled for an undisclosed sum after John Bennett sought damages of around £900,000
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Gleeson appoints interim director
Company secretary Edwin Lawrie is appointed as troubled firm prepares to refocus business
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Acquisitions boost profit 23% at Mears
Housing and maintenance firm increases interim turnover to £118m as integration of buyouts continues
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Sink estate warning for housing in growth areas
Think tank warns that new developments could become sink estates unless high income housing is included
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Scrap affordable homes policy says British Property Federation
The British Property Federation says government should encourage a private rented sector to boost number of homes
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Profits surge at Persimmon as turnover hits £1.5bn
Housebuilder's profit rockets 16% as integration of Westbury runs ahead of schedule
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Barratt staff receive death threats
Staff in 16 offices receive threatening mail including packages containing suspicious white powder
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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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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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Inspectors’ fury over home information pack U-turn
Government shocks industry by rethinking home condition reports and planning gain supplement
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Barratt lands £100m development in Harlow
Barratt has been appointed by English Partnerships to develop a £100m estate in the M11 corridor.
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Government backtracks on HIPs
The government is reconsidering the inclusion of home condition reports in sellers' packs
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Government scales back Prescott’s Northern Way
Transport minister signals change of focus with review of £100m regeneration initiative
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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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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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Persimmon turnover up £410m following Westbury takeover
First half turnover is boosted by £410m following acquisition of Westbury Homes in January.
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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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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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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.