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Boroughs face housing goals hike

7 November 2008

London's mayor has asked four boroughs to increase their rate of affordable housebuilding by more than 100 per cent over the next three years.

London Homes scoop building for Life prize

7 November 2008

First Base's Adelaide Wharf affordable housing scheme in Hackney was one of six Building for Life (BfL) award-winners unveiled by CABE this week.

Encouraging a third option for housing

By Tim Williams

7 November 2008

What the state should not do in the downturn (part 34): buy rubbish flats off bankrupt housebuilders.

Capital bids to raise affordability level

7 November 2008

More affordable homes would have to be included in developments in rural west Edinburgh under a draft alteration to the local plan.

Glasgow City Council extends development agreement

7 November 2008

Glasgow City Council has extended a development agreement on a stalled private housing development with Mansell Partnership Homes,.

East of England sets out potential sites

7 November 2008

Planners reviewing the East of England Plan have published details of 100 potential development sites put forward by developers after their call for proposals.

Advancing care policy

7 November 2008

Integrated retirement communities can meet the housing, health and care needs of elderly people but are hampered by uncertainties over use class definitions, argues Robin Tetlow.

Veto backed on green belt

7 November 2008

The government has rejected appeals for three separate developments that would have resulted in nearly 2,000 homes being built in South Staffordshire's green belt.

CABE launches Building for Life training network

4 November 2008

A nationwide network of 500 accredited assessors is being set up by CABE to enable new housing schemes to be evaluated against the Building for Life criteria.

Eco-town front runners revealed

4 November 2008

Rackheath, the eco-town proposal backed by local authorities in Greater Norwich looks to be the front-runner to make the government's final eco-town shortlist.