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Barratt first to get Housing Corp money

June 20, 2006

Barratt is the first private housebuilder to secure direct funding from the Housing Corporation (HC) to build subsidised affordable homes.

Barratt goes back to school

June 19, 2006

Barratt has taken on nine redundant school sites in west Scotland in one of its largest regeneration projects in recent years.

Housebuilding biggest threat to wildlife says report

June 19, 2006

Development is the greatest threat to the country’s most at risk species says a report by the group that oversees the government’s Biodiversity Action Plan (BA…

Only a 5% chance of market crash says new research

June 19, 2006

Britain has only a one in twenty chance of suffering a house price collapse according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Stratford City row ends as developer buys out partners

June 16, 2006

Westfield has solved the ownership crisis of the £4 billion Stratford City development, which is critical to the construction of the Olympic park in east Londo…

Housing market still strong says RICs

June 15, 2006

The housing market has continued its upward curve according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICs).

Housebuilders line up for industry gongs

June 14, 2006

The most innovative companies in the housebuilding industry have made the shortlist for the 2006 Housebuilding Innovation Awards.

Barratt nets Squire for £25m

June 14, 2006

Barratt has added Guildford based developer Squire Bridge to its portfolio in a deal in excess of £25 million.

House energy rating scheme announced

June 14, 2006

Housebuilders will have to provide an energy efficiency rating for each home sold in England and Wales as part of the home information pack, the government is …

Bidders circle McCarthy

June 12, 2006

Retirement homes specialist McCarthy & Stone is in talks with several parties regarding a potential sale of the business.