All articles by Doug Morrison – Page 12
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News
Regeneration gap
An offshoot of the Institute for Public Policy Research has exposed the failings of the government’s northern regeneration programmes.
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Messing about on the river
Rising costs and red tape at the Thames Gateway are leaving developers frustrated.
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An inspector calls
Company bosses know their piece of UK plc has come of age when the Office of Fair Trading comes knocking on their door, firing off allegations of abuse of power in the name of consumer protection. The ‘£20bn per annum UK housebuilding industry’, as the OFT describes it, is the ...
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Pretty lobbys to alleviate plight of ‘new poor’
Former Barratt chief demands fast-track planning for affordable housing to help first-time buyers
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All the way to the landbank
Doug Morrison explains the long-term plan behind this week’s merger between Taylor Woodrow and Wimpey
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Echoes of the past
Are Gordon Brown’s much-fanfared ‘eco-towns’ just new towns with sustainability policy tacked on? Doug Morrison asks the experts
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Prime minister Brown unveils first ‘eco-town’
English Partnerships and Gallagher reveal masterplan for scheme near Cambridge
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The man behind the mega-merger
Barratt Developments’ chief executive Mark Clare explains to Doug Morrison the story behind its £2.2bn takeover of Wilson Bowden
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Barratt wins Olympic housing project in Bow
Barratt Homes ties up with Circle Anglia for 900 homes as chief executive Clare makes green pledge
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Black days for Brown
The move up from chancellor to prime minister will not make the housing crisis vanish for Gordon Brown. Doug Morrison reports
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The floating condo
The super-rich can now buy luxury apartments on a 13-deck residential ship.
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Ventures in Estate agency
After Apollo’s £1.05bn takeover of Countrywide this month, private equity firms are foraging into the world of estate agencies.
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Native Land and Apollo target Chelsea John Lewis site
Developer and US investor enlist Herzog & de Meuron to support bid
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Israeli bank ends 12-year wait for County Hall scheme
Frogmore and Galliard Homes secure £225m from Hapoalim for 1 Westminster Bridge apart-hotel
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Ten councils fight ‘unlawful’ plans for Harlow North
Government faces legal challenge over inclusion of new Essex town in east of England plan
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Base instinct
Although only five years old, First Base is about to become London’s busiest resi developer. Doug Morrison met directors Elliot Lipton and Richard Powell, in front of Adelaide Wharf.
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Insight
Ridgeford wins double Fitzrovia bid
Consent granted for resi-led hospital and Weymouth Street schemes
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Hamers Odyssey
New ombudsman for estate agents Stephen Hamer is hopeful his body will become the government’s redress scheme of choice. Doug Morrison reports
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Home information packs are ‘chaotic’, protests industry
RICS leads charge against their introduction, claiming government has ignored its concerns