Cooper promises \"housing will be a priority in the spending review\"
Housing minister Yvette Cooper promised that the comprehensive spending review will focus on housing, as she stressed the need for more shared ownership initia…
B&Q plans consumer microgeneration push
B&Q will start selling solar panels and wind turbines to consumers from Monday, with the microgeneration equipment available from 100 stores across the country.
Bellway chosen for £5 billion Greenwich Peninsula scheme
Bellway Homes has been appointed the residential partner for the £5 billion Greenwich Peninsula regeneration scheme. Selected by the joint venture partners le…
Crest to launch new range of high density family homes
Crest Nicholson will launch a new range of homes this autumn to meet the demand for family housing.
Pathfinder plans delayed by pensioner
Anti-demolition protesters have hailed a High Court decision to back a Liverpool resident in her fight against a compulsory purchase order that would have seen…
Barratt profits drop as forward sales rocket
Barratt has generated more than £1 billion worth of forward sales this year, a new record for the company, securing it 56% of its full year requirement.
Yvette Cooper to address industry at Housing Market Intelligence
Housing and planning minister Yvette Cooper is to address delegates at this year’s Housing Market Intelligence conference at the Business Design Centre on Octo…
Research shows serious flaws in PGS plans
The government’s proposed planning gain supplement, which will tax the uplift in land values resulting from a planning consent to pay for infrastructure, is se…
Housebuilding 2006 gives developers chance to inform DCLG policies
The Department for Communities and Local Government is giving developers the chance to discuss the latest housing and planning policies directly with its repre…
Developments needing multiple applications doubles
The number of schemes needing multiple planning applications to secure a consent has doubled in the past two years. Around 33% of schemes now require more than…
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