All articles by Doug Morrison – Page 8
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Markets
Yoo goes mainstream with Barratt purchase
Hitchcox's group buys north London block for £9m from struggling housebuilder
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Markets
Time and tides
The Environment Agency will next month unveil plans to stop the Thames Valley from flooding
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News
KW Linfoot ‘strangled’ by administration
Residential developer’s troubles follow problems at two Leeds schemes
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Markets
Stratford Tower scheme to secure £48m public injection
Homes and Communities Agency to help fund Genesis Housing’s £300m tower project
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Online
KW Linfoot goes into administration
Leeds property developer KW Linfoot has been put into administration.
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Markets
Their cover's blown
The government’s tenancy deposit protection scheme has withdrawn insurance cover for unregulated letting agents
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Markets
Ypres Rose boards Sunseeker’s €1bn Greek marina odyssey
‘Superprime’ housing developer to develop 17 resorts with luxury yacht maker
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Markets
Rogues and regulation
Numerous reviews and bodies have backed greater regulation in the private rented sector, yet the government has failed to round up rogue agents
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Markets
Tenancy Deposit Scheme withdraws insurance cover
Government-approved scheme will no longer provide protection for unregulated agents
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Online
The house that HBOS built
The Lloyds TSB/HBOS merger could trigger consolidation among a raft of bank-backed housebuilders
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Online
Boris scraps London Plan in bid to deliver homes
London mayor Johnson pushes programme to use Greater London Authority land for cheaper housing
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Online
Kerslake backs private rented sector growth
Homes and Communities boss calls for institutional funds
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Online
Kerslake supports institutionally-backed rented residential sector
Sir Bob Kerslake, chief executive of The Homes and Communities Agency, today gave his support for an institutionally backed private rented residential sector.
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Online
Johnson commits to 50,000 new affordable homes target
London Mayor Boris Johnson reiterated his commitment to hitting his target of 50,000 new affordable homes for the capital over the next three years despite the slowdown in the housing market.
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Markets
Social unrest
As social housing faces a cash crisis, landlords may have to join forces to stave off insolvency
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Markets
Mixed reaction to £200m mortgage rescue scheme
British Property Federation criticises lack of ambition; National Housing Federation welcomes plan
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Markets
Property developer Quintain launches UK's first vacuum waste disposal system at Wembley
Quintain’s high-tech waste disposal system at Wembley City has allowed it to maximise space use and minimise carbon emissions
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Markets
Chester Row sale gives hope for high-end resi in London
All six flats in developer’s latest Kensington scheme sold to overseas buyer for £30m
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Markets
Unhappy new year as housing continues downward spiral
Double-digit falls and rocketing repossessions forecast for 2009