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Thu, 27 September 07
24dash.com

WORLD'S TOP ARCHITECTS INVITED TO DESIGN BRITIAN'S ECO-TOWNS

The world's top architects and designers were today invited to enter a competition to design Britain's ten new eco-towns. The move was unveiled by Housing Minister Yvette Cooper...

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Mon, 24 September 07
24dash.com

MORE GREEN SPACES 'CAN BOOST ECO-TOWN PLANNING'

More green spaces and medium density housing is required in order to combat climate change in Britain's towns and cities, according to a new report from the Town and Country Planning Association...

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Mon, 24 September 07
BBC News

'ECO-TOWNS' TARGET DOUBLED BY PM

Gordon Brown has promised to double the number of "eco-towns" to be built across the UK from five to 10. The prime minister told the Labour conference in Bournemouth that a positive response...

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Fri, 21 September 07
The Times

NEW-BUILD HOMES AWARDED QUALITY STATUS

Leave mediocrity behind and pick a new-build winner, says Judith Heywood. IT IS the best of times, and the worst of times, for new homes. The millions struggling to afford a property that fits their needs will have...

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Tue, 18 September 07
Building Magazine

COUNCILS OFFERED GRANTS IN EXCHANGE FOR CHEAPER LAND

The Housing Corporation is to offer councils a slice of its expanded development budget if they sell sites at a discount. In a move to free up more land for housebuilding, Steve Douglas, acting chief executive...

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Thu, 13 September 07
politics.co.uk

GOVT 'DOING TOO LITTLE' TO HELP GREEN SWITCH

The government is failing to back up rhetoric on green principles with action, MPs have said. The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee reported today the government is doing "too little" to help people adopt...

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Wed, 12 September 07
The Guardian

TORIES PROMISE TO SAVE VILLAGES FROM BEING PRESERVE OF THE MIDDLE CLASS

Incentives to landowners to provide land for locals. Gummer proposes denser housing for inner cities. The Conservatives are promising to act to stop rural villages becoming preserves of the middle class...

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Tue, 11 September 07
Building Magazine

FOUR-BED HOUSES AVERAGE 'E' ENERGY RATING

First figures released on performance of houses as part of new Home Information Packs. The average four-bedroom house is getting an E energy rating, according to a survey following the introduction...

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Fri, 7 September 07
Guardian Unlimited

GREEN GROUPS WARN MINISTER AGAINST ENERGY U-TURN

The government's proposed U-turn on the rule requiring new property developments to source at least 10% of their energy from renewable sources may be in breach of the law, according to green energy groups...

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Thu, 6 September 07
Hampshire Chronicle News

PRESSURE ON TO TAKE YET MORE HOUSING

FOUR thousand new homes have been built in the Winchester district in the past six years - but more than three times that amount should be built over the next 20 years. That's what a Government panel has...

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