News – Page 193
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NewsUK house prices rise for ninth month in a row, says Halifax
House prices in the UK went up 1.4% from February to March, the biggest increase for six months, according to the lender Halifax
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NewsScottish Government gives £500m Edinburgh development final approval
New community Redheughs village will deliver 1,350 homes, 330 affordable, for the west of Edinburgh
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NewsFire safety review not delayed by deregulation drive, Eric Pickles tells Grenfell inquiry
Former housing secretary calls claims made by officials they were hampered by red tape cuts “ludicrous”
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NewsInland Homes MD steps down with ‘immediate effect’
Firm gives no reason for ’terminating’ employment of long-time MD Gary Skinner
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NewsThree HAs in merger talks to create £370m-turnover organisation
Flagship, Futures and BPHA enter three-way merger discussions
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NewsFormer minister says government had ‘completely false’ idea of fire safety before Grenfell
Gavin Barwell says there was a “clear presumption” that review of building regulations was not life critical
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NewsGrowth in housebuilding activity slowed in March
Construction sector confidence slumps to 17 month low accoridng to latest data from purchasing managers
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NewsInvestment in UK build-to-rent leaps 50%, says research
Consultancy firm JLL said £1.7b built-to-rent investment deals were made in the UK in the first quarter of 2022
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NewsForward funding deal for Watkin Jones’ 551-home Brum build to rent scheme
The £136m deal between Watkin Jones and Get Living will deliver 47 affordable homes for the centre of Birmingham.
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NewsBerkeley and Taylor Wimpey latest to sign developer cladding pledge
Berkeley and Taylor Wimpey have become the latest firms to answer the government’s call for housebuilders to repair blocks going back 30 years.
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NewsPersimmon signs up to Gove cladding deal
Firm confirms ’developer pledge’ will see housebuilders repair blocks going back 30 years, as revealed by Housing Today
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NewsCrest Nicholson signs Gove’s ‘building safety pledge’ to fix tower blocks
Housebuilder first to confirm it will sign agreement and estimates cost will be £80m to £120m
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NewsCouncil-owned company submits rejigged plans for 8,500-home garden village
Folkestone & Hythe District Council pushes ahead with plans for 800-hectare Otterpool Park scheme
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NewsFormer minister in charge of building regulations had never heard of flawed fire rating
Stephen Williams says he only learned of banned Class 0 rating at yesterday’s hearing of Grenfell Inquiry
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NewsPlanning inspector green-lights 495-home scheme in Basildon
Basildon Estates schem approved despite council leader’s objections
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NewsUK’s poor quality housing causes ‘excess winter deaths’, report finds
Legal & General and the UCL Institute of Health Equity said in their review housing providers needed to think of the neighbourhoods they were creating as well as the homes when building
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NewsCollapsed Caledonian Modular snapped up by concrete frame specialist
Jobs saved as Caledonian Modular bought by JRL
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NewsHomes England and HSBC backs SME housebuilder to build 1,000 homes
Wyatt Homes set to expand across southern England with £45m backing
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NewsDocklands modular tower wins planning
Tide Construction’s 48-storey scheme to be among world’s tallest modular buildings
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NewsNew Homes Quality Board should include architects, says former RIBA president
Ben Derbyshire slams ‘inexplicable’ lack of architectural expertise on new board to police house building industry