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EIB backs new £300m North West regen fund
A new fund has been set up in the North West that could see £300m of cash put into regeneration projects over the next ten years.
Berkeley Homes' agrees Potters Field deal
Berkeley Homes’ plans to develop at Potters Field in South East London have moved a step closer after the developer agreed a joint venture with the London Borough of Southwark.
Edinburgh affordable homes plans boosted
Mothballed plans for up to 600 affordable homes across Edinburgh could be back on track after the city council signed up to a new government initiative.
Wirral Council to rule on massive 13,500 homes plan
Wirral Council is expected to approve a planning application by Peel Holdings for a massive development at Birkenhead Docks next week.
Defence chief sets out building plans
The first contracts to go out as part of the MoD’s new suite of work will be in OJEU by the end of the year, procurement chief Steve Rice has said.
United House contracts investigated
Islington Council is investigating two PFI housing refurbishment schemes in the north London borough following concerns about how contracts were tendered.
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Home registrations hit five-month low
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Morrison gets £20m contract extension
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East London housing schemes lose funding
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Willmott Dixon scoops £22m housing work
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Housing cuts pose threat to jobs
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House prices dip as demand falls
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Rural affordable homes to bypass planning
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Homes scheme to bypass planning
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Greg Fry leaves Berkeley Group after 28 years
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Helical Bar: Recovery in property values stalling
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CML: Mortgage lending up 15pc in June
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Apollo, Wates and Vinci share £200m housing repairs contract
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Housebuilding hit as regional targets are axed
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Rightmove: House prices fall 0.6pc between June and July
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Housing bodies make their case ahead of spending review
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Housing schemes battle for funding
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Strong second half for Barratt leads to profits upgrade
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RICS: Oversupply of housing to reduce prices
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Bovis Homes increases land bank by more than 4,000 plots
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House prices fall as market falters
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Persimmon prepares for localism
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Local Housing Trust plan under fire
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HCA releases details of schemes under review
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Hyde Housing invites bids for £120m new build framework
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Persimmon invests in land as turnover rises 26pc
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CIPS: Construction activity rose in June
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Shapps pledges review of PFI housing
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House prices creep ahead in May
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Local people to bypass planners on house building
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Galliford Try boss joins NHBC
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Aberdeen plans £55m housing development
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Rics: Hips abolition having impact
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Stalled demand slows price rises
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Berkeley plans to grow land bank despite dip in turnover
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Wates, Apollo and Breyer win big South London housing refurb jobs
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More housing schemes rejected
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Costain/Skanska hit by A14 suspension
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Projects worth billions survive axe
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Osborne delays cuts to construction
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Fair Mile regeneration gets green light
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NHBC: 68pc increase in homes built
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JUNE BUDGET: Housing sector waits for budget detail
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JUNE BUDGET: VAT hike 'could hit retrofit market'
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HCA to be investigated by London Assembly
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Hackney homes
Mansell has won a £5.7 million contract for the design and construction of 36 new homes at Lyme Grove in Hackney, London.
Indepth
Public sector is healthy – at the moment
The public sector is one of the few sectors that held up well in the last recession and it seems to be following suit this time around but for how much longer?
Housing freefall bottoming out
Summer shows signs of stabilisation following months of steep decline. By Andy Rennison
Homing in on the social predicament
Social housing has been hard hit by the slump in the private housing market
Opportunities in housing?
With the industrial and commercial sectors suffering severe falls in new build so far this year and serious concerns regarding publicly funded construction work (with government stating that capital expenditure will fall by 17 per cent per year up to 2013/14), a key issue for the industry is which sectors will be growing in the next few years. By Noble Francis
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Housing can predict what is to come
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HCA entices contractors
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Winning construction work: Social Housing
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Doing business in Social Housing: Why Wates is getting involved with the HCA
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Public spending no panacea for construction industry
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The recovery is a while off
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Mortgage finance availability stymies housing developments
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Stitch in time solutions
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Residential looking brighter
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Social housing starts still sparse
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Nottingham regen is rare bright spark
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Budget 2009 Analysis: Housebuilders examine Budget details
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Spring is in the air…
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Private sector spending evaporates
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The housing slump is set to get worse
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Heaviest falls on record…
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Bellway: recovery was just a seasonal blip
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Social housing is key to Brown action
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Winning Work: Scotland - HOUSING
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When demand returns...
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Have we hit the bottom of the housing slump?
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Private housing refurbs will fall sharply in 2009
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Recession hits order books as housebuilding looks up
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How to upgrade our housing stock
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Massive colliery clean-up
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Contractors in the black while others suffer
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A dark year ahead for housing
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The key issues the construction industry faces in 2009
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SHARE WATCH: Construction share rise continue comeback
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SHARE WATCH: House builders big winners this morning
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Falling land value adds to housing woes
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Knock-on effect of housing fall is beginning to hit
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Stepping into the property market
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Office and house building keep sector buoyant
