All Housing articles – Page 78
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NewsGetting overseas firms to pay for cladding costs ‘practically difficult’, Gove admits
Housing secretary says ministers may lack ‘total authority’ to force non-UK based firms to pay into £4bn remediation fund
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News‘Few housebuilders have built much over 11 metres in height’, HBF tells MPs
Trade body believes housebuilders are being unfairly targeted by Gove
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NewsHouse prices rise at fastest monthly rate for more than 20 years
No sign of slowdown yet as average house price rise by nearly £8,000 in a month, driven by ‘second-steppers’, says Rightmove
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NewsHelp to Buy drop off worse in north of England: full impact of new rules revealed
Extra data supplied to Housing Today reveals regional impact of changes to Help to Buy rules
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NewsHousing associations back Gove’s cladding plan despite housebuilder fears
G15 and NHF back measures branded ‘draconian’ and ‘inequitable’ by housebuilders
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CommentWe need a new ‘fit for purpose’ procurement process
Procurement is often too process-driven and costly, its time for a new approach, argues Richard Jones
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NewsGreat Places’ build programme hit by supply chain and planning delays
Housing association misses completion target and revises down surplus
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NewsContractor Graham wins £130m Wirral Waters build-to-rent job
Birkenhead scheme is the biggest single development at one of the UK’s largest regeneration projects
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In FocusWhat will the UK’s life sciences boom mean for housing?
The British life sciences industry is attracting record levels of investment and now housing developers are looking to take advantage of the opportunities
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CommentOn levelling up, ministers must not ignore London or the need for investment
The ‘postcode lottery’ language of the levelling up white paper is divisive, writes former head of the civil service Lord Bob Kerslake
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NewsGove unveils plans to give legal force to £4bn cladding threats
Ministers plan to amend building law to stop developers from building unless they pay into remediation fund
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NewsPersimmon sought legal advice over £4bn cladding threats
Top QC reported as saying Gove would be acting unlawfully if he sought to hinder housebuilders from trading
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NewsPlanning reform update promised this spring
Government’s chief planner urges councils to make progress on local plans in the meantime
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NewsHousebuilders putting the brakes on jobs keeps lid on wage inflation, payroll firm says
Hudson Contract reports average earnings fell 10% last month compared to December’s number
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News£174m confirmed for new and refurbished homes for rough sleepers
Councils can access cash to build new homes and convert other buildings into flats
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NewsNew housing fuels strong construction output growth
ONS says materials shortages appear to be easing
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CommentGove’s building safety measures are positive but more clarity is needed
The housing secretary’s package of proposals on building safety are significant but many questions remain, writes Paul Hackett
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NewsMacquarie’s £1bn BTR venture buys 338-home site in Scotland
Second scheme announced by new build to rent firm Goodstone Living
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NewsHousing starts rose a fifth in 2021 but remained below pre-pandemic levels
Registrations of new rental homes fell 8% as housing associations prioritised stock improvements
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NewsGleeson ‘on track’ to hit 2,000-home target
Sheffield-based housebuilder reports 21.7% increase in profit