All Housing articles – Page 170
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Residents say new homes are too small
New homes are not providing enough space for people’s everyday lives, according to a survey of residents carried out by Cabe
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HCA to insist new housebuilders use architects on its design panels
The Homes & Communities Agency has told housebuilders pitching for a new framework agreement that they must use architects already on its architecture and urban design panels.
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NewsDesign audit for 100s of 'shovel ready' schemes
HCA to give £1bn to ‘kickstart’ housing projects but only if they pass Cabe quality test
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News270 housing projects vie for £1bn in Kickstart money
The full list of the schemes shortlisted to be bailed out by the government’s £1 billion Kickstart programme has been revealed.
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Building StudyPeter Barber creates a place for change
Spring Gardens hostel for the homeless in south-east London creates an environment that enables residents to regain their independence
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New deal to save Elephant & Castle redevelopment
The £1.5 billion redevelopment of London’s Elephant & Castle has been thrown a lifeline.
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Housing to be built on Walthamstow dog track
T P Bennett is working up plans to build housing on the site of Walthamstow Stadium, one of London’s last-surviving greyhound tracks.
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Mayor sets minimum housing space limits
The London mayor’s housing guide has set out minimum internal floor space standards for all future developments in the capital.
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Architects to look at making housing better for elderly
Architects Richard MacCormac and managing director of PRP Architects Roger Battersby are to look at making Britain's housing stock more elderly-friendly.
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Housing agency gives £32 million to kick-start London housing schemes
The Homes & Communities Agency (HCA) is to invest more than £32 million to kick-start two major London housing schemes.
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NewsMayoral nod for Newham homes
London mayor Boris Johnson has approved the 750-home Barrier Park East development in Newham, designed by Allies & Morrison.
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Government puts £1.5bn towards new affordable housing
Gordon Brown has pledged £1.5 billion to build an extra 20,000 new affordable homes over two years.
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Planning rules change will give projects more time to start
Developers are being given more time to start building work on schemes that have already have planning permission under new measures introduced by the government.
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NewsHugill to chair HCA finance group
Former chairman of Lend Lease Nigel Hugill is to chair the new Housing Finance Group advising the Homes & Community Agency on private investment.
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NewsGo-ahead for massive Thames Gateway housing project
The first phase of Barking Riverside – the largest single housing development in the Thames Gateway – has won planning permission.
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NewsHCA reveals details of new housing cash
The Homes & Communities Agency has begun detailing how housebuilders can get a share of the £600 million lifeline thrown in last month’s Budget
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TechnicalUncorking the secrets of Dennis Sharp’s Bayford house
Cork insulation has been used in the Dennis Sharp Architects’ extension and refurbishment of this former Hertfordshire council house
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ReviewChilean architect finds a gap in the market
Alejandro Aravena of Elemental presented some inspiring ideas about social housing at a recent London School of Economics lecture
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Budget gives £600m boost to slump-hit housing sector
Homes & Communities Agency to bail out struggling schemes after chancellor’s windfall