All Housing Today articles in December 2021 – Page 3
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NewsGovernment slaps Help to Buy ban on Rydon Homes because of sister firm’s work at Grenfell
Michael Gove puts others on notice they are in his sights as part of crackdown on companies failing to fix ‘building safety crisis’
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NewsScottish firm snaps up Stewart Milne’s timber frame arm
£100m turnover business put on the block this autumn
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NewsClarion surplus bounces back after pandemic disruption
125,000-home housing association increases development in first half of the year
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NewsBloor profit soars as completions top 4,000
UK’s biggest private housebuilder sees financial performance top pre-pandemic levels in year to June
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NewsMetropolitan Thames Valley sells stake in build-to-rent pioneer Fizzy Living
Housing association sells remaining shareholding to US real estate giant Greystar for £400m
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NewsHousebuilders and MMC specialists appointed to £1bn sustainable housing framework
Barratt and Hill among firms to claim spots on Oxford City Housing programme
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CommentWhat housebuilding must learn from the aviation industry
The housebuilding sector is stuck in the past and should move towards a data-led manufacturing model inspired by the aviation industry, argues Matt Evans of Tophat
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NewsNHBC denies Kingspan insulation allowed to avoid ‘barrage’ of customer claims
Grenfell Inquiry counsel accuses building control body of being “captured” by Kingspan and “used by them as their poodles”
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NewsHousing minister turns down 1,000-home Woking scheme
Plans latest to be refused on design grounds follow Westferry and Brighton Marina decisions
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NewsGovernment mandates 30% cut in carbon for new homes
Revised building regulations mean reducing carbon emissions by a third from this summer
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NewsNew ESG-focused developer Stories recruits industry heavy-hitters
Chair of G15 and former directors from Deloitte, Argent and Morgan Sindall appointed to advisory board of ESG-focused firm
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NewsJeff Fairburn ruled out for Taylor Wimpey job
Controversial former Persimmon boss is not being lined up as replacement for Pete Redfern by investor Elliott
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NewsBuilding control body denies it took a “benevolent” attitude towards Kingspan for financial reasons
Grenfell Inquiry shown emails in which LABC staff said Kingspan deal would “save this failing company”
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CPDCPD 15 2021: Residential overheat solutions
This Radiana sponsored CPD will look at how radiant cooling works and why it can be an efficient method for reducing overheat in a development without adding pressure to the climate. DEADLINE TO COMPLETE: 14 January 2021
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NewsDevelopment by housing associations drops 20%
Analysis of audited accounts show impact of pandemic on housing association housebuilding
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NewsTopHat gets consent for 183-home scheme in Kent
Goldman Sachs-backed developer signals move towards build-to-rent and co-living
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NewsTfL seeks JV partner for £1bn housing scheme
Firm wanted to build multiple schemes across West London over the next 15 years
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NewsHill and Marshall get green light for 421-home scheme near Cambridge
Planning consent secured for second phase of £85m Marleigh development
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NewsCouncil’s plans for Trellick tower redevelopment abandoned
Haworth Tompkins’ planning application for five new blocks at listed London estate pulled after resident revolt
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CommentPlanning policy must better support the provision of care accommodation
The adult social care reform white paper has been published but the proposals won’t be effective unless the planning system supports new residential care provision, including through the regeneration of the High Street, argues Christopher Collett