All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 3
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Vistry’s pipeline ‘stuck’ due to uncertainty over second staircase design
Housebuilder which announced ambition to build 25,000 homes a year just last month is now pulling “a lot” of schemes from planning
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Labour pledges biggest affordable housing boost ‘in a generation’
Party would crack down on developers trying to “wriggle out of their responsibilities”, Angela Rayner says
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Green light for British Land’s revised Canada Water plans
Second staircases added to five-block scheme resulting in the loss of nearly 40 homes
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Birmingham approves demolition of Ringway Centre in 1,600-home plan
Corstorphine & Wright-designed plans to replace 1960s landmark with three towers up to 56 storeys
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Birmingham council considers tower plan to replace brutalist Ringway centre
Corstorphine & Wright proposals would replace landmark with three blocks up to 56 storeys in height
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Stonewater looking to replace collapsed Ilke Homes on delayed Herefordshire scheme
“Buildability issues” had forced housing association back to the drawing board on 120-home site
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Hyde starts search for consultants on £2bn development framework
G15 housing association planning to ramp up development work under new chief executive Andy Hulme
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Housing experts rip into Sunak’s net zero U-turns
Fines for landlords who don’t upgrade their properties axed while a fifth of households to be exempt from boiler ban
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Industry dismay over Sunak’s expected net zero U-turn
Government set to roll back pledge to ban new gas boilers by 2030 and set tougher energy efficiency targets for landlords
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Councils sitting on £3bn of developer contributions, report finds
Home Builders Federation research finds local authorities have an average of £8m in their bank accounts from housebuilders
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Private housing work slowdown hits construction output
Output fell 0.5% in July with private housing work the largest contributor
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Housing sales to drop 20% overall this year says Zoopla
Higher borrowing costs predicted to cause sales to fall to lowest level in 11 years
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Notting Hill Genesis defends decision not to rebuild evacuated modular block
Fire safety expert calls for “the whole lot to come down” as housing association spends £72m repairing Paragon Estate
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Environment Agency objects to 500-home scheme in Oxford because of flood risk worries
Developer insists solution will be found for Hawkins Brown proposals as EA recommends refusal
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Plans lodged for first phase of 1,000-home net zero Sheffield regeneration
Scheme by developer Citu to create canal-side neighbourhood in underused part of the city
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In pictures: Refurbishment of Goldfinger’s iconic Balfron tower
Grade II*-listed landmark’s refresh includes a library, gym and yoga room in its former utility tower
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Brent council poised to approve three more towers
Mixed-use schemes up to 23-storeys in height to add to London borough’s growing number of high rises
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Berkeley plans to restart stalled towers scheme in south London
Tools downed on Old Kent Road’s biggest redevelopment last year amid viability concerns
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Gove’s new second staircase threshold will stall more schemes, experts warn
Surprise move to tighten fire safety rules could lead to developers struggling to ensure viability
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Tottenham Hotspur’s 850-home towers plan hit by second staircase delay
Proposals for 850 homes in shadow of club’s stadium approved after fire safety rejig