Housing News 鈥� Page 275
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NewsTaylor Wimpey rescue deal set to survive market unrest
Sources say plans to save housebuilder will continue despite financial problems among its lenders
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Tories rule out forcing councils to build homes
Top-down approach rejected in favour of incentives for councils to increase housebuilding
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Tories pledge housing study
The Tory party is to undertake in-depth research next year into how to encourage more affordable housing, the shadow housing minister has said.
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Prices of urban development land plummet across country
The value of urban development land outside of London has fallen by a third in the past year, according to research by property consultant Knight Frank.
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NewsRaiding the RDAs
Gordon Brown鈥檚 way of paying for last month鈥檚 拢1bn housing package is to raid the coffers of the regional development agencies. But many people think this will undo 10 years of regeneration 鈥� and won鈥檛 even touch the housing problem.
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NewsA code to live by
Last week the OFT told the housing industry it needed a new customer code of conduct. We鈥檙e on to it, says the head of a cross-industry group
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Government may ditch its own green standard for eco-towns
The government is considering abandoning the use of the Code for Sustainable Homes for its flagship eco-towns programme.
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Councils may risk planning free-for-all
The Conservative party says it would leave councils to make all their own planning decisions, even if that meant risking a development free-for-all in some areas, writes Joey Gardiner.
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NewsHouse prices fall for 11 straight months
Nationwide reports 12% annual fall overall but points to signs that decline may be slowing
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NewsCouncillors should decide housing numbers
Regional assemblies want local authority-led bodies to control spatial strategies
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NewsPark regeneration: green and pleasant land
How a park in a deprived area of south-east London went from no-go zone to award-winning oasis
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NewsHow English Partnerships could bail out regeneration schemes
Our columnist considers how the government's regeneration agency could help developers to sell homes and buy land
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NewsFears over Oakdene's future
Housebuilder relies on temporary banking deal after 拢6.4m interim loss and failure to raise 拢5m on stock exchange
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NewsBovis Homes appoints non-exec deputy chairman
Alastair Lyons arrives from Admiral Group to take up roles of deputy chairman and senior independent director
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NewsBarratt offers 43% discount on multiple house purchase
Investors buying five or more units offered massive discount by housebuilder feeling the squeeze
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Oakdene in breach of banking covenants
Housebuilder fails to raise 拢5m on the stock exchange and reveals interim loss of 拢6.4m
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NewsPlaces for People to cut jobs
One of the country's biggest housing associations could shed up to 100 staff
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Housebuilders and developers build 'absolute rubbish', claims Tory
Shadow culture minister Ed Vaizey calls for a chief architect to advise government on good public sector design
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NewsTories will build more homes says Shapps
Conservatives would scrap housing limits for local councils according to shadow housing minister Grant Shapps