All Housing articles – Page 85
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In Focus
Genius or folly? Why Countryside’s decision to get out of housebuilding is causing a stir
Countryside’s decision to wind down a profitable housebuilding division and focus on partnerships has divided opinion
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Comment
How is the building safety regulator’s residents’ panel going to work?
To be effective, the panel must be structured to prioritise the voices of building occupants over those of owners and non-occupying leaseholders
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News
Countryside completions top pre-pandemic level
Third quarter update leaves housebuilder ‘on track” says chief executive
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Comment
Let’s turn the commercial property crisis into a positive for housing
Converting vacant retail units can plug the gap that new builds are failing to close
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News
Clarion named development partner for £3bn Essex new town
Development arm Latimer appointed by local authorities to develop 1,000-acre site for 9,000 homes
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News
Modular housing firm named sole provider for £110m offsite framework
Boutique Modern appointed to four-year deal for modular schemes in Sussex
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In Focus
Will the government be brave on beauty?
Housing minister Robert Jenrick will today outline new national design codes, responding to the Building Better, Beautiful Commission’s Living with Beauty report. But what are the brave decisions ministers will have to make?
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Comment
Myths and half-truths are plaguing the debate about planning reform
Those opposed to government proposals are exploiting a natural nervousness about change, says Paul Smith, but this is no developers’ charter
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News
‘Frenzied activity’ pushes prices up 6.7% in six months, says Rightmove
Shortfall in homes coming on the market and high demand is fuelling high prices, says property website
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News
Harrow council and Wates to form JV for 1,500-home regeneration project
London local authority confirms Wates as partner for £690m programme
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In Focus
Keepmoat’s Tim Beale: ‘It’s no secret we’re looking at our options’
Chief executive of partnerships builder speaks in depth to Housing Today amid speculation of sale or flotation
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News
Barratt says annual profit will be at ‘top end of expectations’
Rising house prices and completions boost UK’s largest housebuilder
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News
High profile modular firms appointed to flagship offsite housing framework
Manufacturers Ilke, Impact Modular and TopHat are selected for £600m National Housing Federation initiative
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Comment
We are on the verge of a housing design renaissance
Larger housing developments would greatly benefit from proposed design codes, says Stephen Taylor
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News
Persimmon revenue beats pre-covid level
Housebuilder reports 54% turnover increase driven by house price surge
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News
Tory MP brands Building Safety Bill a ‘sticking plaster’ that won’t help leaseholders
Stephen McPartland accuses the government of lacking the will to fix cladding scandal
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Comment
Bringing nature home
Ben Derbyshire on the launch of a website offering practical advice to built environment professionals who want to protect biodiversity
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News
Homeowners to be given 15 years to challenge developers over defective work
Building Safety Bill will create new regulator for blocks over 18m in height
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In Focus
The evolution of the planning system: a timeline
The furore over the government’s proposed planning reforms has dominated the headlines over the past week. However contentious change to the planning system is nothing new, as this scrollable timeline reveals