News – Page 152
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NewsNew venture from ex-Avant boss submits first plans
Housebuilder Honey proposes building 50 new homes in South Normanton, Derbyshire
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NewsBloor posts 21% increase in profit citing inflation boost
But Britain’s largest privately held housebuilder warns of ‘mixed backdrop’ ahead
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NewsSurrey council proposes removing green belt sites from its draft plan
Mole Valley Council mulls change in wake of Michael Gove’s pre-Christmas planning climbdown
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NewsChurchill sees profit squeezed as turnover soars
Retirement housebuilder blames materials and labour increases plus building regs changes for margin fall
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NewsPrecis Capital deal to spark £1bn of UK resi development loans
Canadian real estate investor Quadreal commits to putting £1bn into UK housing development funder
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NewsTwo more councils delay plans after Gove housing climbdown
Stockport and Mole Valley the latest to pause work citing deal with Tory rebels weakening requirement for new homes
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NewsHousebuilding activity falls by the fastest rate since first covid lockdown
Purchasing managers’ survey says residential workloads have dropped for the first time since August
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NewsHouse prices fall for fourth successive month in December
House prices went down 1.5% in last month of the year according to the Halifax
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NewsPlymouth landlord submits plans for 136 affordable homes
Plymouth Community Homes wants to build homes as part of a regeneration scheme expected to deliver 900 properties
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NewsGroup managing director quits Avant Homes after nine months
Ex-Persimmon director Alan Hopwood was brought in to the £505m-turnover housebuilder at the end of March last year
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NewsGentoo boss departs role ‘with immediate effect’
Nigel Wilson stands down as boss of 30,000-home association after four years in the job
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NewsMPs call for ‘war effort’ to ramp up energy efficiency upgrades to 1m a year
Annual installations must increase tenfold to meet EAC’s target
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NewsRenowned housing architect John Thompson dies aged 78
Pioneer of community architecture died at the end of December after a long illness
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NewsStonewater takes over sustainable housing provider
Leicester-based 36,000-home housing association takes over Greenoak to boost zero carbon development
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NewsBerkeley faces judicial review over major green belt permission
Effingham Parish Council says it has support of local MP and 700 residents for challenge against ’irrational and illogical’ decision
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NewsMortgage approvals plummet to lowest level since first lockdown
Third consecutive drop in approvals in November follows disastrous ‘mini budget’
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NewsNationwide scheme launched to attract more female site managers
Home Builders Federation and Women in Construction to address barriers including childcare and training
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NewsGove promotes idea for architecture school to prevent opposition to ‘insipid’ housing
Thinktank says its proposal would reduce objections to development by ensuring ‘a generally higher quality of architecture and placemaking’
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NewsHousing 21 hires interim chief financial officer
Extra care specialist promotes head of finance
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NewsConstruction bosses awarded accolades in New Years Honours
Bill Robertson receives a knighthood and Andrew Hill an OBE