All Housing Today articles in June 2023 – Page 17
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NewsBrickmaker cuts jobs as housing recovery stalls
Forterra announces redundancy consultation amid ‘significant uncertainty’ in demand as interest rates rise
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NewsTravis Perkins poaches Crest Nicholson finance boss
Duncan Cooper to move to builders merchant in 2024
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NewsSouth Cambridgeshire MP calls 250,000 new homes plan for Cambridge ‘ludicrous’
Anthony Browne MP has said the idea is ‘simply undeliverable’ due to water shortages
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In FocusWhat went wrong for Ilke Homes?
Following the collapse of the Knaresborough-based business lauded as a pioneer of modular construction, Matilda Battersby asks the experts what happened and how other businesses in the space can avoid a similar fate
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NewsCambridge ‘not consulted’ on 250,000-home growth plan
Sunday Times says University city earmarked by DLUHC for ‘Silicon Valley’-style expansion
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NewsRegal London submits plans for 941-bed Old Kent Road student housing scheme
The proposed scheme will be comprised of 40% affordable homes, according to the developer
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NewsPrime minister and Gove working on new nutrients crisis plan
Possible amendments to Levelling Up Bill could allow building work to start on the basis of future improvements
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NewsVistry to reopen Countryside timber frame factory in Leicestershire
The Bardon factory will be renamed Vistry Works East Midlands, with the capacity to produce 6,000 homes a year
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NewsRenaker submits plans for tallest residential tower outside London
71-storey scheme is latest addition to developer’s tower cluster in Manchester
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NewsSanctuary boosts development but misses overall build target
119,000-home housing association looking to reduce Swan’s development programme and debt following takeover
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NewsRydon sets aside £27m for Grenfell civil claims settlement
Group including the contractor on the Grenfell Tower refurbishment also reports sharp drop in turnover in annual accounts
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NewsScheme to ban fire safety laggard developers comes into force
Gove brings regulations for ‘Responsible Actors Scheme’ into effect ahead of summer launch
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NewsHouse prices record largest annual drop since 2011, Halifax says
Prices have dipped year-on-year across the UK with the exception of the West Midlands, Yorkshire & Humberside and Northern Ireland
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NewsGleeson sees sales drop 14% in ‘challenging’ year
Housebuilder completes restructuring but sees ‘encouraging’ prospects despite drop in sales
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CommentLadder of engagement: why we must aim for true citizen partnership in planning
The government is working with 45 local planning authorities to pilot online communication methods around planning. Ben Derbyshire explains why he is hopeful of positive change.
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NewsGovernment delays planning policy reforms
Michael Gove signals new NPPF rules won’t be introduced until the autumn
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NewsMore than 200 SME housebuilders plead with Sunak to stop ‘devastating’ the industry
Firms sign letter calling for PM to change course on housing policy to save their businesses
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NewsLatest customer satisfaction data shows Avant dropping to three-star staus
Taylor Wimpey also currently on track to lose five-star rating as customer satisfaction drops across the sector
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NewsHousebuilding’s struggles blunt construction output
Construction output sent into reverse by sector’s problems
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NewsAviva and Moda Living agree JV deal to develop 1,000 BTR homes in Birmingham
JV buys site for £400m Stone Yard scheme in Digbeth