Housing – Page 2
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NewsBuilding Safety Regulator to assess four in 10 occupied higher-risk buildings by 2026
New regulator publishes its first strategic plan, setting out a three-year ‘roadmap’ for action
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NewsInsurance giant asks cladding remediation contractor staff to wear body cameras
AXA says videos will help ensure clear record of work done
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NewsAutumn statement 2023: coverage all in one place
Building’s coverage of the Autumn Statement all in one place
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NewsHunt announces £110m nutrient mitigation fund to ‘unlock 40,000 homes’
Extension of affordable homes guarantee scheme and low borrowing rates for councils are also confirmed
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NewsHomes England backs volumetric modular with £15m loan to TopHat
Funding body makes lending facility available despite recent high-profile failures
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NewsTaylor Wimpey plan for 1,100 homes in Lancashire gets OK after appeal
Housing secretary Michael Gove overturns original decision of local council to refuse permission
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NewsDLUHC issues fresh guidance on plan to stop developers building unless they carry out cladding repairs
Update says department expects planning authorities to check whether any firms are on list banning them from working
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NewsMake energy efficient homes stamp duty-free, says TopHat boss
Modular housebuilder tells chancellor needs more government support
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NewsMajor contractors call for £3.8bn decarbonisation fund to be released in full
Major contractors and energy companies echo Housing Forum and National Housing Federation in saying releasing funding would “give greater confidence” to decarbonisation industry
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NewsCrest Nicholson cuts profit forecast again as firm plans job cuts
Housebuilder announces series of cost-cutting measures
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NewsMore government support needed for industry to meet MMC housing targets, expert tells peers
Academic tells lords ‘very difficult for supply side to do this on their own’
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NewsHousing business set up by former Wates housing boss goes into administration
Cowgills appointed to oversee administration of Real’s London and South East business as South West arm liquidated
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NewsBristol tower block evacuated over structural risk
Barton House in Bristol has been evacuated due to “risk of building collapse”
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NewsWatkin Jones interim boss made permanent CEO
Pease has been chief executive at troubled firm since July
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NewsLondon council begins safety inspections after parts of balcony at Bouygues housing fall off
Barking & Dagenham tells contractor to take ‘urgent action’ on repair work at Gascoigne Estate
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NewsCost of building safety work sends Galliard into red
Work expected to take up to eight years, housebuilder says
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NewsHousing association says contractor failures have hit sales income
Southern posted just £3m in sales income in first half of the year
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NewsRachel Maclean departs as housing minister
Sector calls for stability as Maclean leaves as part of Sunak’s reshuffle after just nine months in the post
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NewsGalliard Homes joint venture acquires 1,500-home Greenwich Peninsula scheme
The 12-tower £770m Morden Wharf development was green lit by planners in 2022
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NewsRedrow says 2024 results will be at lower end of forecast after ‘subdued’ autumn
Trading update shows value of private reservations down 25%