Housing – Page 226
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Shortlist for second round of Kickstart revealed
Spending shifts to HomeBuy Direct as HCA struggles to unblock stalled schemes
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House prices rise despite increase in property supply
RICS says rising buyer enquiries are continuing to push up house prices
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Connaught wins £250m Norwich contract
Services provider says it is benefiting frompublic sector drive to cut costs and outsource services
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House prices set to stall next year
Rightmove figures show second consecutive month of falling prices and says post-election with be a 'more challenging period'
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Housing body warns over Tory plan to 'give veto to Nimbys'
National Housing Federation expresses concern over proposal to require 90% local support for new rural homes
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Housing order growth bucks overall 5% decline
Figures reveal rise of 15% in private commercial orders despite drop in construction orders in last quarter
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Berkeley goes to market
Berkeley Group has said there is an “increased number of land opportunities” coming to market
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Pre-Budget report points to more money for construction … but a much bigger fall
Brickonomics: Assessing what the chancellor's plans may mean for the industry
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House prices rise for fifth month in a row
Halifax index shows 8.5% increase in price of UK homes since April low point
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HCA to increase upfront grant for affordable housing
Move by Homes and Communities Agency is an attempt to meet housing targets by end of financial year
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Abbey returns to profit
Housebuilding division of Anglo-Irish group contributes to £3.7m pre-tax profit but plant hire business makes a loss
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Bellway's reservations up 51%
Trading update shows improvement for the four months to end of November on last year mainly in south England
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Optimistic Berkeley buys 12 sites in six months
Housebuilder’s chair Tony Pidgley says there are signs of stabilization in London and South-east market
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Galliford Try buys Cornwall housebuilder for £200,000
Galliford Try has bought Cornwall-based housebuilder Rosemullion Homes for £200,000
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Pidgley: Housebuilders don’t know what the elderly need
Tony Pidgley, chair of Berkeley Homes, delivered a damning critique this week of the quality of retirement housing in the UK and lent his support to the idea of councils building the homes as part of section 106 agreements
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Trading Standards drawn into Berkeley ‘mis-selling’ row
Former customers file complaint after developer demands damages for failed sales completions
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Eco-towns round two begins
The government has unveiled a list of nine potential eco-towns for the second wave of the scheme, and has released £5m to councils to work up plans for the developments
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Street’s ahead
Cabe has called Lime Tree Square in Street, Somerset, “among the best housing designed this century.” The development, by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, was among 36 presented with a Ӱ for Life 2009 award by the design watchdog and the Home Builders Federation
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HAPPI thoughts: a radical rethink of homes for older people
A panel of housing experts that goes by the name of HAPPI has come up with a radical rethink of this country’s approach to providing homes for older people. Martin Spring takes a look at its findings
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Tesco plans £160m superstore scheme in east London
Scheme designed by ColladoCollins will include 400 residential units, shops, cafes, a library and hotel