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Rydon completes management buyout

Jan. 25, 2006

Sussex based Rydon Group has successfully completed a management buyout.

Cooper backs Gateway chief exec

Jan. 25, 2006

Housing minister Yvette Cooper has backed the decision to appoint a chief executive to drive the regeneration of the Thames Gateway.

SEERA says yes to planning gain supplement

Jan. 25, 2006

Local councils should have the power to collect the proposed planning gain supplement (PGS), said the South East England Regional Assembly.

Barratt upbeat about profits

Jan. 24, 2006

Barratt has said that it expects to see an improvement in its full year pre tax profits, beating City forecasts and making 2005 another record year.

Fairclough acquisition prompts Miller restructure

Jan. 23, 2006

Miller Homes is undergoing a nationwide restructure following its £264 million acquisition of Fairclough in September 2005. Miller is retaining Fairclough regi…

Legal glitch could delay Housing Corp projects

Jan. 23, 2006

Housing Corporation chief executive Jon Rouse has warned that some projects could face delays because of a legal oversight concerning its decision-making power…

£67 million deal swells Try’s land bank

Jan. 23, 2006

Galliford Try is to buy regional housebuilder Chartdale in a cash deal worth £67 million. The deal will net Try a land bank of 1,350 plots, giving the group a …