Housing – Page 238
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Out of the ashes
Anglo-Irish construction group John Sisk has won a £30m contract to rebuild the Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare, which was wrecked by fire last year
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HCA loses green boss to Stoke
The head of environmental policy at the Homes and Communities Agency is leaving to take up a post at Stoke-on-Trent council
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Cabe survey reveals lack of space in London homes
Designers of privately developed homes in and around London are failing to provide enough space for residents, according to research by the government’s design watchdog
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Scrap council tax to end boom and bust, report urges
Property owners should be taxed on the value of their sites rather than the actual buildings, a think tank has said
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New mortgages rise 23% in June
But total value of lending still strongly down on a year earlier, says CML
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New homes are too small, finds Cabe survey
Design watchdog discovers new-build private-sector homes in and around London have inadequate space for normal activity
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Homebuyer enquiries up but supply still low, says RICS
UK housing market survey shows 63% of surveyors note a rise in enquiries from new buyers
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House prices forecast to rise next year
New CEBR predictions suggest a further 3% decline this year but 2% higher prices by the end of 2010
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Think tank proposes scrapping council tax
Left-wing body Compass' report suggests stabilising house prices by taxing land value
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Forever blowing bubbles
Jon Neale is concerned that everyone seems to think a big building programme will prevent boom and bust. The evidence suggests otherwise
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Housebuilders could be spared zero-carbon costs
UK-GBC proposal would see government-funded improvements repaid monthly by homeowners
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Durkan makes £800k loss
Social housing contractor and residential developer Durkan Holdings made a loss of £776,167 in the year to 31 January 2009, as a result of a £5.8m writedown of its stock and development land
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Urban Splash eyes deal for rental portfolio
Tom Bloxham has said Urban Splash could join forces with an institutional fund to secure investment in its residential rental portfolio
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Housing stats: Planning applications in July
Preston council is heading the clients’ list, while projects at detailed planning stage are up from June
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Mayor diverts £75m from new homes to fund repairs
But Greater London Authority expects Whitehall to repay the money as row grows over Decent Homes
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Copenhagen housing by Bjarke Ingels: Another mountain climbed
The Mountain housing scheme in Copenhagen has added an international Urban Land Institute Award for Excellence to its string of accolades
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Taylor Wimpey boss: House prices will not drop again
Redfern upbeat as housebuilder announces pre-tax loss of £682m over first half of 2009
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Bellway raises £45m to buy land
Housebuilder takes advantage of strong recent share performance to raise cash in rights issue
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Bellway reports trading ahead of expectations
Housebuilder's update shows 33% fall in sales over the year but debt is reduced beyond its target
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House prices rose 1.1% in July
Hopes of recovery sparked as Halifax reports confirms first quarterly price rise since October 2007