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Report: relax London affordable housing rules

29 February 2008

Developers in London could be allowed to bypass the mayor's affordable housing requirements by agreeing to build homes specifically for private rent.

Barratt signs up for Dalston regeneration plans

29 February 2008

A £160 million regeneration plan for Dalston in east London has been boosted by the appointment of Barratt Homes as developer.

Buy-to-lose

By Sir Peter Hall

29 February 2008

Overbuild points to buy-to-let slump

Will new levy mean fewer cheap homes?

29 February 2008

Concern is growing that the Community Infrastructure Levy could deter affordable housing, says Richard Jones.

Building brands for rent

29 February 2008

Property experts believe that a separate use class could stimulate private rented homes.

Fylde awards home survey

29 February 2008

Halletec Associates and Hawksmoor have won the contract for a strategic housing land availability assessment for Fylde Borough Council in Lancashire.

Savills research findings

29 February 2008

A new use class for large-scale rental and build-to-let homes could help tackle the housing crisis, it has been argued.

Figures for new homes in UK

29 February 2008

Developers started building 39 per cent fewer homes in the UK last month than a year ago, figures reveal. Data compiled by standards body the National House-Building Council shows 9,135 private sector new build registrations in January 2008 compared with 14,998 in January 2007.

Elderly put at heart of homes strategy

29 February 2008

The needs of older people must be made central to planning for housing, the government said this week.

Fife eco-town proposal meets resistance over structure plan

29 February 2008

Plans for what developers are calling Scotland's first eco-town are being opposed by the local authority.