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Cabe survey reveals lack of space in London homes
Designers of privately developed homes in and around London are failing to provide enough space for residents, according to research by the government鈥檚 design watchdog
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Bricks for refurbishment
Manufacturer Ibstock is extending its traditional range of bricks, which is designed to offer a wide choice of sizes, colours and textures for most refurbishment projects
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HCA loses green boss to Stoke
The head of environmental policy at the Homes and Communities Agency is leaving to take up a post at Stoke-on-Trent council
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Scrap council tax to end boom and bust, report urges
Property owners should be taxed on the value of their sites rather than the actual buildings, a think tank has said
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Box Clever bags Bath job
Box Clever is to develop the Ralph Allen Yard site in Bath for the Homes and Communities Agency.
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NewsOut of the ashes
Anglo-Irish construction group John Sisk has won a 拢30m contract to rebuild the Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare, which was wrecked by fire last year
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Alan Camp homes in Peckham
Wake Properties has completed eight homes in Peckham, south London, designed by Alan Camp
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Housing minister kickstarts ailing local homes initiative
John Healey wants Local Housing Company pilot scheme in Barking to be built by the end of the year
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FeaturesHousing associations write off 拢174m
Falling land and house prices mean 40% more is knocked off associations' assets than last year
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NewsNew mortgages rise 23% in June
But total value of lending still strongly down on a year earlier, says CML
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NewsNew homes are too small, finds Cabe survey
Design watchdog discovers new-build private-sector homes in and around London have inadequate space for normal activity
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NewsHomebuyer enquiries up but supply still low, says RICS
UK housing market survey shows 63% of surveyors note a rise in enquiries from new buyers
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NewsHouse prices forecast to rise next year
New CEBR predictions suggest a further 3% decline this year but 2% higher prices by the end of 2010
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NewsThink tank proposes scrapping council tax
Left-wing body Compass' report suggests stabilising house prices by taxing land value
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FeaturesRefurbishment funding: A long way from home
Assessing the once mighty 拢21bn Decent Homes programme鈥檚 past achievements, and its increasingly uncertain future
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NewsUrban Splash eyes deal for rental portfolio
Tom Bloxham has said Urban Splash could join forces with an institutional fund to secure investment in its residential rental portfolio
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NewsHousebuilders could be spared zero-carbon costs
UK-GBC proposal would see government-funded improvements repaid monthly by homeowners
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FeaturesGrosvenor Waterside by Make: Don鈥檛 tell Charles 鈥�
Within spitting distance of the notorious Chelsea Barracks site is this startlingly modern block of flats by Make Architects. Yet, so far, the good burghers of Belgravia haven鈥檛 uttered a word against it. And nor has you-know-who. What鈥檚 going on?
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CommentWoolwich bridge: Crossings out
The Thames Gateway is being stymied by the lack of a bridge downriver of Woolwich. So, asks Nick Raynsford, why does the present mayor of London have no plans to build one?
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NewsForever blowing bubbles
Jon Neale is concerned that everyone seems to think a big building programme will prevent boom and bust. The evidence suggests otherwise