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Leader: Regeneration's crown jewels saved at a cost

5 September 2008

Future public funding for commercial property-based regeneration schemes is suddenly looking very, very thin on the ground.

RDAs strive to keep up the renewal drive

5 September 2008

Priority is now being given to key regeneration schemes to keep them on track in a depressed market.

Green roofs set to combat climate change in London

5 September 2008

Developers will be encouraged to make use of green roofs to keep buildings cool and to help absorb rainwater as part of a strategy published last week to ready London for the effects of climate change.

Housing expert to speak at northern conference

5 September 2008

Housebuilder Bellway's director of affordable housing is one of a pair of senior figures from the private sector who have recently signed up for Regeneration & Renewal's northern summit.

Brown to spend 2011 money today

5 September 2008

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has decided to bring forward £1 billion of the Government's housing and regeneration budget for the next three years in a bid to help struggling housebuilders.

Housing Corporation investment chief to be Haca corporate director

5 September 2008

The social homes agency's investment director has been chosen as one of three corporate directors at the nascent national housing and regeneration body, it was announced this week.

Spending to focus on key schemes

5 September 2008

Regional development agencies are being pressed to give funding priority to vital regeneration schemes that are in danger of stalling because of the credit crunch.

Ongoing problem

22 August 2008

Poor management of new housing estates can destroy years of regeneration work. The solution may be a rethink of traditional housebuilding practices.

Environmental health

By Karen Buck

22 August 2008

Defeating roaches and bad landlords

Brownfield housing land values plunge by a fifth

22 August 2008

Land values for urban brownfield sites with outline planning permission for housing have fallen by almost a fifth since the start of the year, research by property consultants Savills shows.