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Thames Basin protection hits business

Home buyers targeted in bid to save “historic buildings”

Buyers of new homes are being threatened by a shadowy organisation that claims new residents are “fuelling demolition” in northern pathfinder areas by buying h…

Merger of delivery agencies on the cards

Housing Corporation chief executive John Rouse has admitted there will be “substantial structural changes” at the agency following a government review into hou…

Chapels Wharf scheme to raise Salford\'s profile

Salford’s skyline is to be dramatically altered following the approval of a landmark 40 storey residential tower adjacent to The Lowry hotel on Chapel Street.

Calls for rethink of greenbelt policies

Housing supply is severely constrained by outdated policies that are protecting degraded areas of countryside at the expense of thousands of first time buyers,…

McCarthy & Stone reports decline in profits

Retirement housebuilder McCarthy & Stone’s interim results show a 20% fall in profits to £39.1 million on a £131.1 million turnover. The company’s margins also…

Government review could lead to new regeneration agency

A government review into the delivery of new homes could result in a new agency created by merging the Housing Corporation and English Partnerships (EP).

Thames Gateway to follow in China\'s eco footsteps

London mayor Ken Livingston has set out plans to build Britain’s biggest eco-development in the Thames Gateway.

Market hit by unemployment rise says RICS

The recovery of the housing market has slowed as financially stressed households increased supply according to a Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS…

SEERA could delay 40,000 homes in south east warns HBF

An investigation by the South East England Regional Assembly (SEERA) into Thames Basin Heath Special Protection Area could delay the construction of 40,000 hom…