Housing – Page 278
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Sir Bob Kerslake: HBOS deal could hit mortgage lending
Head of housing superquango talks of 'critical role' HBOS has in UK housing industry
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City dismisses Redrow buyout rumour
Prospect of housebuilder being sold to rival is ruled out despite recent surge in its share price
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From Capitol Hill to the Fens: why ex-Clinton adviser is helping Peterborough
Benjamin Barber tells us how the Fenland town could regenerate and why he foresees a new era of political activism in the wake of the credit crunch
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Regenerate Leaders: anticipating the housing recovery
Consultants Savills came out with their predictions for the housing market last week. Three members of our panel of regeneration leaders gave their take on the findings.
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Eco warriors
A legal challenge against a proposed eco town has got the go ahead and now others are joining the queue
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Why we need a 'green homes' standard
Our columnist explains the rationale for an eco friendly version of the decent homes standard
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HBOS confirms merger talks with Lloyds TSB
UK lending giant confirms rescue rumours in statement to stock exchange following volatile share trading
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Social housing regulation: One regulator to rule them all
Our columnist gives his verdict on the Cole report into one regulation system for the whole social housing sector
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House prices will be depressed for a decade, says economist
Market will hit the bottom by 2010 but will take time to recover
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Housing associations give tenants wrong skills for work
Think tank expert says employers want better communication skills from staff
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800 homeless people to be employed by housing charities
£200m scheme to help homelessness organisations train and hire their clients
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House prices recover 1% during July, says DCLG
Government figures show annual fall of just 0.3%, against recent lender reports of 10% decline
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Lib Dems approve plans to tackle mortgage and housing crisis
Shadow chancellor calls for the introduction of regulated Mortgage Rescue Schemes
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Berkeley in line with expectations despite sales slump
Strong cash position enables housebuilder to profit from land purchase opportunities
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Inventive vendors offer Grand Designs home as raffle prize
Owners to sell £845k house by raffle after housing market turmoil dries up usual channel of buyers
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Isle of Wight gives go-ahead for 1,000 eco-homes
Miller Homes receives council approval for code level four homes development at Newport
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Denise Scott Brown on why we love suburbia - even if architects don't
Ahead of her speech at the Venice Biennale on Saturday, architect Denise Scott Brown talks to Ðǿմ«Ã½â€™s Regenerate channel. The doyenne of American architecture tells us about design snobbery, why a dilapidated East End housing estate should be preserved and her encounter with the singer who lampooned suburbia as “little ...
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OFT to demand housebuilders sign code of conduct
Adoption of cross industry code, planned for early 2010, will mean industry gets clean bill of health
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Vinci to keep Taywood in one piece
French giant to keep contractor in one piece after deal that doubles its UK operations
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8,000-home Edinburgh plan hit by funding crisis
Company behind 120-acre Granton regeneration in danger of breaking banking covenants