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Fri, 17 October 08
The Times

STIRLING PRIZE 2008 WINNER: ACCORDIA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, CAMBRIDGE

I’ve never actually witnessed a genuine, audible gasp of surprise ripple over an audience before. But there it was on Saturday night at the Stirling Prize dinner in Liverpool the second after the...

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Mon, 13 October 08
BBC News

BROWN'S HOUSING MARKET CONFIDENCE

The UK property market is likely to bounce back before those of other countries because "we failed" to build enough houses, Gordon Brown has said. The prime minister told a City audience the US and...

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Mon, 13 October 08
holidaylettings.co.uk

PLANNING AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE SECOND HOMES INTO ACCOUNT

The impact of second home ownership on the housing market should be taken into account by regional planning authorities. A new report says that the demand for second homes should be factored into...

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Fri, 10 October 08
Evening Standard

HOUSE BUILDING AT RECORD LOW

The National House Building Council, which registers all new homes, found private starts were outnumbered by the 659 social homes on which work began in the same month. For the three-month period from June to August this...

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Fri, 10 October 08
Building Magazine

FEARS THAT RESHUFFLE COULD DELAY ZERO-CARBON HOMES

Green campaigners have raised concerns that the replacement of Caroline Flint as housing minister with Margaret Beckett could further delay progress on the zero-carbon homes strategy. The communities department is preparing...

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Fri, 10 October 08

TOWER INQUIRY DUBIOUS OVER MAYOR’S OPPOSITION

Prospects for the Ian Simpson and Wilkinson Eyre towers on London’s South Bank received a huge boost on the last day of the public inquiry into the schemes. Chair of the public inquiry into the developments at Blackfriars...

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Thu, 9 October 08
BBC News

PLANS TO CREATE FIRST 'ECO-ZOO'

Plans to build a £70m wildlife conservation park near Bristol have been submitted by Bristol Zoo. The zoo said the wildlife park would be the first "eco-friendly" animal attraction of its kind...

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Wed, 8 October 08
24dash.com

GOVERNMENT UNVEILS NEW STRATEGY TO TACKLE RURAL HOUSING SHORTAGES

New powers to help keep homes affordable for communities in rural areas were set out today as Housing Minister Iain Wright launched two consultations. Under the proposed new powers, rural communities with severe housing...

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Fri, 3 October 08
Building Magazine

CABE SLAMS TWO HIGH RISE LONDON SCHEMES

Proposals for two high rise developments in London have been slammed by Cabe. The Ram Brewery development in Wandsworth High Street, which includes a 32-storey and a 42-storey residential tower as well as mid rise...

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Wed, 1 October 08
The Press Association

NEW RULES CUT PLANNING PERMISSION

New rules are due to come into force enabling families in England to extend their homes without having to get planning permission. The regulations will enable the majority of people to carry out loft conversions and...

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