Housing – Page 7
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NewsBarratt’s acquisition of Redrow: the numbers and key players
In a shock move, Barratt today announced a £2.5bn deal to buy Redrow. But what are the key numbers behind the proposed new group? And who will head it up? Here is a quick guide
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NewsBarratt agrees to buy rival Redrow in deal worth £2.5bn
Acquisition will create £7.5bn-turnover housebuilding giant
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NewsWeston Homes blames government for decision to axe 1,100-home Anglia Square development
Bob Weston says Conservatives have “no understanding” of the housebuilding industry as major development pulled
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NewsBirmingham approves 33-storey build to rent tower
Plans replace scrapped scheme that would have been almost twice as high
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NewsHomes England official admits affordable housing delivery will be lower than NAO estimates
Reprofiled £11.5bn Affordable Homes Programme now set to deliver less than 158,000 homes
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NewsEssex council says £1.4bn regen plan not dead despite terminating agreement
Thurrock Council says it has not abandoned its £1.4bn Purfleet-on-Thames regeneration plan despite terminating a development agreement for the project.
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NewsWates wins £21m London homes retrofit contract
Greenwich scheme is largest to date under government funding method
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NewsModulous goes into liquidation after search for buyer hits buffers
Last-ditch plan to sell offsite firm’s software fails to materialise, chief executive tells redundant staff
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NewsHousebuilders hit out at continuing delay to crucial second staircases guidance
Building Safety Regulator says no ‘definitive timescale’ for publication of regulations as firms warn of schemes being stalled further
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NewsGovernment’s plans for MMC in ‘disarray’, says Lords committee
Homes England accused of lacking coherent strategy
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NewsVistry firm to build more than 700 homes at former police training centre in London
Five year deal to start next summer
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NewsCrest boss to leave as profit slumps by nearly £100m
Peter Truscott to retire with replacement arriving from Persimmon later this year
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NewsModulous delays entering administration as CEO forms new business
Former staff say they are missing wages and that hold-up has put claims for government support on ice
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NewsBuilding safety bill and restructuring costs send Watkin Jones tumbling into red
Student housing specialist says collapse of main contractor on job hit it for nearly £3.5m
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NewsFuture Homes Standard can be delivered at scale by next year, testing centre shows
Two test homes subject to rigorous testing under Salford university initiative
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NewsBerkeley gets approval for 27-storey north London tower
Latest phase of Hornsey Gasworks regeneration will deliver 377 homes and a new public square
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NewsLondon housing association puts contractors on notice as it takes £105m safety repairs hit
Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing’s finance chief says extra costs reflect ‘defects in construction’
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NewsContractors and suppliers ‘positive’ about Vistry price reductions, boss insists
Hundreds of firms have agreed to cut costs with none walking away, says Stephen Teagle
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NewsCrest Nicholson downgrades profit forecast for third time in a year
The £780m-turnover firm has been hit by £13m in “exceptional” costs linked to a fire amid other issues with ”legacy sites”
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NewsVistry completes round of price cuts with suppliers and says it will beat expected profit figure
Housebuilder asked firms for 10% cuts last October to ‘generate production efficiencies’