Housing – Page 236
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Backlog of million homes by 2010 predicted
Report warns of 150,000-home supply gap this year as production hits 80-year low
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Brown pledges £1bn for growing businesses
Prime minister stresses importance of green economy as he announces plan to set up national investment corporation
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Councils invited to bid for 1,200 homes cash
Housing minister announces plans to create 3,000 more apprentices as council home funding is released
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Housing minister considers retro-fitting programme
John Healey in talks with climate change secretary on how to improve energy performance of existing homes
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Activity fall may signpost 'double dipper' recession
Survey by business analyst Experian charts decline in all sectors of construction
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Kerslake: 'HCA plays role in every housing scheme'
Chief executive reveals agency will directly fund half homes built in March 2011
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Housing associations forced to employ apprentices
Housing minister announces plan to provide work for local labour and trainees on government-funded schemes
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HCA to lure institutional investors to social housing
Housing agency to set up system that will allow private backers to build and manage schemes
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Consultation on sustainability code delayed until end of year
The consultation on the Code for Sustainable Homes 2010 has been delayed from October until the end of the year, leading some housebuilders to call for it to be scrapped
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Green Gorton
This development of 530 units in West Gorton, east Manchester, designed by Hamiltons Architects for housebuilder Braidwater, is set to restart in the autumn following a pick up in demand
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Marina's needle
Aedas’ 516m-high Pentominium in Dubai Marina is set to be the tallest residential building in the world
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There's still room for flats
The trend for smaller and smaller urban flats wasn’t the answer to the UK’s housing needs, but then, neither is a return to just building traditional family homes
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Shapps tells housing associations to 'prepare for the worst'
Shadow housing minister insists that Tory administration would be 'deliberately pro-development'
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Most MPs unaware of zero-carbon housing target
Study reveals widespread ignorance of government's 2016 target
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MJ Gleeson makes loss of £54m – on turnover of £55m
Urban housing specialist hit by £45m land writedown, as turnover plummets 42%
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Barratt and Redrow announce big rights issues
Barratt to strengthen decimated balance sheets with rights issues of £720m
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Government confirms inquiry into Preston regeneration scheme
Public inquiry to be held into £700m Tithebarn development after complaints about its size from nearby Blackpool and Blackburn
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HCA reveals plans to kickstart private rental initiative
Chief executive says homes agency aims to provide a ‘menu of options’ to support those interested in the scheme
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Mortgages fall 13% in August
Figures from Council of Mortgage Lenders show a decline on lending in July but underlying lending has 'stabilised'