All articles by Doug Morrison – Page 15
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Prescott’s Thames Gateway policy is failing families
Hundreds of high-density flats will not fulfil Sustainable Communities Plan goals
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DIY enthusiasts
Property companies are rethinking their readiness to outsource housebuilding.
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PMG and Barratt to take i-pads to Wales
Consent given for £65m residential redevelopment of Addis factory site in Swansea
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Will REITS solve Britain's housing crisis?
Property’s big guns met last week to assess the possibilities for residential REITs.
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Scientific approach ‘could speed up planning’
Science could play a key role in speeding up the development of contaminated brownfield land by making it easier to prove who is responsible for pollution, according to experts at Queen’s University Belfast. The experts claim the emerging scientific discipline of ‘environmental forensics’ will help to facilitate development by cutting ...
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Ritchie’s Residential Land snaps up Pimlico block
Seven flats on Thames acquired from Robert Bourne
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Stuck in the works
Thames Gateway developers say planning applications are taking longer than ever.
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Winning the franchise
Winkworth pioneered franchising in estate agency, but will the increasingly popular model help or hinder the government’s crackdown on rogue agents?
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Housebuilder slams Thames Gateway planning bottleneck
Weston Group blames planning authorities for delays in developing 840 homes
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Hotter than July
Last summer UK housing was in the doldrums, but Barratt’s latest trading statements show confidence in the market is on the rise.
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House prices will continue to rise after interest rate hike
Residential prices will grow on back of imbalance between supply and demand
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Dubai’s Emaar takes over Hamptons
Global giant buys UK resi agent for £82m in European expansion
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Britain on the blocks
What will the regions gain from the 2012 Olympic Games? Doug Morrison visited Ely with Lord Coe to find out
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Kelly delays decision on English Partnerships merger
Government extends review of merger between agency and Housing Corporation
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Housebuilders receive £100m subsidy for affordable homes
Wimpey and Bellway are latest developers to secure grants from Housing Corporation
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A victory for common sense
Property Week’s campaign to clean up residential estate agency culminated in a showdown with Department of Trade and Industry minister Ian McCartney. Doug Morrison reports on how he accepted many of your demands
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Cofton submits resiCofton submits resi plans for Kent quarry
Brownfield developer proposes 1,000-home lakeside scheme near Hythe
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Breakthrough as government acts on PW’s resi campaign
Office of Fair Trading to be given stronger powers to investigate and stamp out malpractice