Housing – Page 211
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Shapps promises to end housebuilding red tape
Housing minister says he want to regularise social and private housing standards
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CBI calls for more competition in social housing
Business group argues competition will create better homes and savings for taxpayers
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House prices fall across England
Surveryors report more house price falls in September as number of buyers edges downward
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Zero carbon homes target 'unrealistic'
Housebuilders say government target for zero carbon homes is unrealistic and will impact on sector’s ability to increase volume
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Barratt wins £1bn rebuild of Basildon new town
Council signs up housebuilder for 20-year redevelopment of town centre in Essex
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Charles speaks out on Chelsea Barracks
Future monarch describes Rogers Stirk Harbour scheme as “insane”
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Shapps prepares ground for savage cuts to social housing
Fears were growing this week that social housing funding could be cut in half after housing minister Grant Shapps told delegates at the Tory party conference to “prepare for the worst” in this month’s Comprehensive Spending Review
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Revised post-Olympic plans ditch ‘soulless’ apartments
Original high-density scheme to be replaced with family homes more in keeping with the park
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Housing stats: Residential projects and approvals
South-east England pulls ahead of the rest of the country, but Glasgow is the top city
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Revised post-Olympic plans ditch ‘soulless’ apartments
Original high-density scheme to be replaced with family homes more in keeping with the park
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HCA appoints new boss
Pat Ritchie, North East director for Homes and Communities Agency, will lead the organisation with a formal announcement expected shortly
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Government puts Olympic village up for sale
ODA calls for expressions of interest from developers for up to 4,000 homes
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Communities department ‘struggles’ with homes incentive plan
The communities department is in chaos over how to implement the coalition government’s proposed housebuilding incentive scheme, according to the previous Labour housing minister.John Healey told a fringe meeting at the Labour party conference that his former department had no idea how to implement the New Homes Bonus scheme, a ...
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Minimal house price rise in September
0.1% rise this month, but quarter-on-quarter growth rate turns negative
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Morgan Sindall secures 42 Connaught social housing contracts
Nearly half of social housing contracts bought from Connaught have now transferred to Morgan Sindall
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Labour attacks government's regional growth fund
Shadow business secretary uses party conference speech to hit out at coalition’s abolition of Regional Development Agencies
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Galliford Try wins 25-year ESCo energy contract
Contractor will build and mange district heat and power system at mixed-use scheme in West Sussex
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Question time for Cameron
The Tory conference is going to be subjected to minute scrutiny in the hope that ministers will fill in some of the many blanks in policy. Sarah Richardson and Roxane McMeeken list the most important
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Industry hails Clegg's plan to free up council spending
Proposal to allow councils to borrow against future assets will ’kickstart regeneration in the UK’