All articles by Joey Gardiner – Page 60
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In FocusA year of radical planning shake-ups
2020 review: government faced resistance to its attempts to tackle the housing shortage through planning changes
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NewsSix MMC firms chosen for £400m housing framework
Winners include Impact Capital, Melius Homes and Totally Modular
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NewsRightmove records second month of price falls
Property portal says prices will end the year 6.6% up on 2019, and predicts further growth in 2021
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NewsFirst-time buyer mortgage availability hits new low
Drop in products for those with 5% deposits comes amid Help to Buy hiatus
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NewsBellway warns of Help to Buy sales hiatus
Firm also says national lockdown contributed to 30% fall in reservations in November
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CommentDoes Boris still have the appetite to take on planning?
Given Tory unease over proposed white paper reforms, plans could be watered down or even dropped
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NewsLondon mayor picks development partner for 900-home scheme
London mayor Sadiq Khan has selected housing association Catalyst to build out a controversial 934-home scheme on a former hospital site in the capital. The scheme has been designed by Karakusevic Carson Architects and 6a on the former St Ann’s hospital site in Tottenham, north London.
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NewsGallaghers to take housebuilder Abbey private
Deal to delist agreed as Abbey warns of “very difficult” trading periods ahead
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NewsTory councillors join call for government planning rethink
CPRE-backed letter to Robert Jenrick says white paper reforms undemocratic
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NewsSurveyors predict sales slowdown by February
Latest RICS survey finds growth in demand starting to level off
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NewsVistry shares surge on hopes of early dividend
Housebuilder says it may end the year with more cash than debts
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In FocusSentiment survey: How confident do developers feel about 2021?
The housing sector is blessed with a mini-boom - if you believe the hype - but new data reveals not all residential firms are bullish about their resilience to covid or their prospects next year
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NewsMore than 100 staff to leave Taylor Wimpey in restructuring
Cost-cutting plan comes as Keepmoat lays off 27 in response to coronavirus crisis
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NewsMPs slam ‘deplorable’ housing ministry for policy failures
Public Accounts Committee accuses department of false promises over Starter Homes and housing targets
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NewsA third of developers ‘uncertain’ about recovery from pandemic
Exclusive survey finds 36% have made redundancies despite strong post-lockdown rebound
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NewsPlans for 900-home Gascoigne Estate regen approved
Proposal by Barking Dagenham council-owned regen business Be First to redevelop 1960s estate
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NewsHomes England starts crash in last six months
Number of homes started and completed fell sharply as covid crisis bit
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NewsShareholders back McCarthy & Stone sale to Lone Star
Buyout of retirement housebuilder by private equity firm approved despite significant vote against
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NewsPrices rose sharply in November
Halifax says lockdown rebound in price growth adds up to strongest five-month run in 16 years
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NewsAvant chief executive to step down
Mark Mitchell to replace Colin Lewis as part of long-term succession strategy