Housing
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Stations can provide a platform for growth – if plans are realistic
Are station development zones the answer to regeneration? Keith Mitchell examines the promise and challenges of the rail-led approach -
House building falling behind target as new starts fall
Housing starts in England fall in first quarter. -
Three major housing associations in merger talks
If the merger goes ahead, between L&Q, The Hyde Group and East Thames it will create one of the country’s top four largest house builders -
Budget 2016: Starter homes prospectus launched for brownfield land
Starter Homes, Garden cities and towns were on the menu for housing. -
Water companies holding back housebuilding – new report
Water companies are slowing down housebuilding with sluggish connections to supply and sewerage infrastructure, says the Housing & Finance Institute -
Five things to take from this year's London Infrastructure Summit
The London Infrastructure Summit was convened this week, in the run up to a Mayoral election and with housing and transport top of the bill. -
NHS unveils 10 new towns to promote healthy living
Ten “healthy” new housing developments in England are to be built under an NHS scheme aimed at tackling the nation’s problems. issues. -
Housebuilding to drive Scottish construction growth
Growth in Scotland’s construction industry over the next five years will be mainly driven by housebuilding according to new research. Though many large-scale national infrastructure schemes will come to an end, more than 21,000 new... -
Former Glaxo site to become UK's largest private rented development
A new American property developer has unveiled plans to develop the UK's largest private rental scheme -
Estate regen: nice idea but how do we pay for it?
Institutional finance is queuing up to enter the UK residential sector, but the estate regeneration the prime minister is pledging could be a risk too far, says Mark Farmer