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Wed, 21 November 07
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Channel 4 News
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SHARED OWNERSHIP HOMES RECORD
A record number of shared ownership homes were built in the capital last year, according to new figures. The mayor of London's office said 4,686 new "intermediate" houses were completed in 2006/07, the highest annual figure ever. |
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Wed, 21 November 07
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Property People Magazine
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RENEWABLE ENERGY ESSENTIAL FOR ZERO CARBON HOMES
A new report from the Renewables Advisory Board (RAB), which advises government on renewable energy issues, provides the first in depth analysis of the role of on-site energy... |
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Tue, 20 November 07
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Building Magazine
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BODLEIAN BOOK DEPOSITORY GIVEN FINAL THUMBS-DOWNOxford University’s plans to build a Scott Brownrigg-designed book depository for the Bodleian library have once again been quashed by the town council. City councillors last night... |
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Mon, 19 November 07
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The Independent
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GRANTS FOR LOW-CARBON HOMES TUMBLE AFTER CHANGE TO RULES
Grants for home installation of solar panels and wind turbines have plummeted despite the Government's publicly stated commitment to promote renewable power, official figures show... |
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Thu, 15 November 07
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The Bath Chronicle
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PHONE MAST GETS GO-AHEAD IN RED TAPE MUDDLE
Work to install a phone mast in Keynsham has started - despite planning permission being refused. Bath and North East Somerset Council planners turned down an application by mobile phone giant O2... |
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Mon, 12 November 07
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Builder and Engineer
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BOVIS BRISTOL SCHEME AGREED
South Gloucestershire County Council have given agreement to Bovis Homes for a major scheme at North Field, Filton Airfield, Bristol... |
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Fri, 9 November 07
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The Times
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£2BN REGENERATION PLAN COSTS HOMES BUT FAILS TO SMARTEN THE NORTH
John Prescott’s £2.2 billion plan to bulldoze tens of thousands of homes to smarten up areas in the North of England has had little impact “and heightened stress”, the public spending watchdog... |
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Wed, 7 November 07
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aboutproperty.co.uk
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50 APPLICATIONS IN FOR NEW ECO-TOWNS
The announcement follows prime minister Gordon Brown's commitment to build ten such towns over the next decade. Giving further details of the government's housing policy in the wake of the... |
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Tue, 6 November 07
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The Independent
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GOVERNMENT PRESSES AHEAD WITH PLANNING SHAKE-UP
The Government today confirmed its commitment to pressing ahead with reforms to the planning system which have attracted criticism from green groups. The Queen's Speech included a Planning Reform Bill which the Government said... |
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Tue, 6 November 07
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The Telegraph
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NATIONAL TRUST FIGHT BACKED BY BUILDERS
The National Trust's threat to buy land to prevent the Government building three million homes has won the support of builders. The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) says in a letter to... |
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