Latest UK House Building Industry News, Policy, Regulation, Planning

Urban extensions find favour in south east

July 1, 2004

The majority of people living in the south east do not want to live in flats, and do not want to see new settlements developed, according to the findings of a new report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. But they are not vehemently opposed to new develop

Waste disposal headache looms

July 1, 2004

Developers may be faced with major headaches over the disposal of contaminated soil, rubble, paint and asbestos when the EU Landfill Directive comes into force on July 16.

Call for nominations

July 1, 2004

Entries are open for the deputy prime minister’s Award for Sustainable Communities. John Prescott has called for nominations for projects and initiatives that make towns, cities and rural communities “better places in which to live and work.”

£4 billion for development of Greenwich peninsula

July 1, 2004

[MMC-IMG=695-A=Left] The future of the Greenwich Peninsula and its famous Dome has become clearer following the signing of a deal between English Partnerships and private developers that will see the area transformed into a community of 10,000 new homes -

Use of empty homes won’t solve housing crisis – Barker

July 1, 2004

The government’s drive to bring empty homes back onto the market, though an important part of the strategy to boost housing numbers, will not solve the UK’s housing crisis according to Bank of England economist Kate Barker.