Online consumer property sales "a matter of time"
Almost two thirds of consumers use the internet to research a house purchase, and more than 20% would consider buying a home online, according to a survey by n…
Berkeley’s Tony Pidgely to launch social housing arm
Berkeley Group chief executive Tony Pidgley is planning to launch a social housing business, which will enable the plc to retain ownership of the affordable ho…
Developers shortlisted for social housing grant
Two housebuilders have been shortlisted by the Housing Corporation (HC) as potential development partners. Taylor Woodrow and David Wilson Partnership Homes wi…
UK’s tallest residential tower planned for London
COMMENT - Allison Heller Deputy editor
[MMC-IMG=1754-A=Left] Summer. Short and sweet. Also a drought in parts of the country and getting warmer, according to a new report by the WWF. The study analy…
Housebuilding 2005: "essential event"
Thousands of people engaged in the UK’s housebuilding industry are set to converge on London on September 7 and 8 to attend Housebuilding 2005, the two day ded…
ODPM planning targets lead to "reject and resubmit" cycle
Developers are increasingly being forced onto a "reject and resubmit" planning merry-go-round in order to win approval for housing schemes, as planning authori…
CIOB skills shortage
Home ownership levels continuing to fall
Despite the government’s pledge to create one million new homeowners by 2010, ODPM figures show that the amount of people who own their own home dropped last y…
Persimmon surprised by judges’ verdict on Design for Manufacture competition
The judging panel for deputy prime minister John Prescott’s Design for Manufacture competition has surprised some in the industry by omitting the creators of E…
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