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What happens to development plans when a council goes ‘bankrupt’?
When a section 114 ‘bankruptcy’ notice is put in place, a council’s non-statutory services are restricted and housebuilding ‘goes to the back of the queue’. Yet the growing number of councils in this situation are finding ways to carry on building
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Developer unveils plan for record-breaking 76-storey tower in Manchester
Revised 900-home second phase of city’s Viadux scheme designed by Simpson Haugh
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Manchester refuses Simpson Haugh student housing scheme for fourth time
Council also approves 250-home housing block in Ancoats
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Lee Rowley appointed housing minister for the second time
Former construction minister named the 16th housing minister since the Conservatives took power in 2010
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Next-generation networks: An essential element in tackling the UK housing crisis
By ensuring building firms have high-speed networks in place, we may move the dial on the UK’s housing crisis, writes Paul McHugh, area director UK, Cradlepoint
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Irish firm wins £116m Cambridge resi job
Bennett to build over 350 homes at university’s Eddington site
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Japan’s biggest housebuilder moves into UK market with Lendlease joint venture
Daiwa House and Australian developer to build final residential scheme at Elephant & Castle
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Berkeley lodges plans for five more phases of huge Ealing masterplan
Outline application proposes around 50 new buildings and at least 3,000 new homes
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Berkeley overhauls 1,300-home Oval scheme with second staircase revisions
Developer’s approach includes linking already consented stair cores with corridors
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London council in search of partner for £500m redevelopment job
Sutton posts contract notice for 10-year regeneration of four town centre sites
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Vistry’s pipeline ‘stuck’ due to second staircase design uncertainty, director says
Housebuilder which announced ambition to build 25,000 homes a year just last month is now pulling “a lot” of schemes from planning
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Labour pledges biggest affordable housing boost ‘in a generation’
Party would crack down on developers trying to “wriggle out of their responsibilities”, Angela Rayner says
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Housebuilding slump drives steepest fall in construction output since covid
Survey of purchasing managers shows drop in housing activity fastest for 14 years outside of pandemic
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Birmingham’s Ringway Centre set for wrecking ball as council considers three tower plan
Corstorphine & Wright proposals would replace brutalist landmark with blocks up to 56 storeys in height
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Building the Future Commission calls for new strategic planning tier
Interim findings released for consultation - plus find out about this month’s conference where you can hear high level debates and put forward your views
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Councils sitting on £3bn of developer contributions, report suggests
Home Builders Federation research finds local authorities have ann average of £8m in their bank accounts from housebuilders
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House prices fall nearly 2% in August
Halifax says year-on-year drop now the steepest since the global financial crisis
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Barratt share price falls as it reports no improvement in demand
UK’s top housebuilder reports fall in adjusted profit and still expects big drop in 2024 build volume
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British Land rejigs Canada Water towers to comply with three new regulations
Architect AHMM sent back to the drawing board to add second staircases, a new facade and air conditioning
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Inland Homes warns of ‘likely’ loan covenant breach with subsidiary
Housebuilder and brownfield developer expects asset write-down to impact agreement with specialist funding vehicle