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Taylor Lane | Creating naturally happy homes

|Date: 18 May, 2020

Taylor Lane | Creating naturally happy homes

There is no doubt that our physical and mental health has become more significant in recent years. And wi ...

There is no doubt that our physical and mental health has become more significant in recent years. And with nature and the natural world long associated with healing, many people are turning to the gr ...

18 May, 2020
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Government urged to stimulate housing market and support Homes for Heroes

|Date: 1 May, 2020

Government urged to stimulate housing market and support Homes for Heroes

The Housing Forum has prepared an extension of its manifesto which in 2019 set out a vision to increase b ...

The Housing Forum has prepared an extension of its manifesto which in 2019 set out a vision to increase both the supply and quality of new homes. This update sets out immediate, short and medium term ...

1 May, 2020
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More than one million homes with planning permission not yet built

|Date: 20 February, 2020

More than one million homes with planning permission not yet built

More than a million homes granted planning permission in the past decade have not yet been built, accordi ...

More than a million homes granted planning permission in the past decade have not yet been built, according to new analysis by the Local Government Association. Latest figures show that 2,564,600 unit ...

20 February, 2020
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Hale Construction secures Powys Council housebuilding contract

|Date: 10 February, 2020

Hale Construction secures Powys Council housebuilding contract

Neath-based construction firm Hale Construction has won a £5.1m contract to build 32 units in Brecon for ...

Neath-based construction firm Hale Construction has won a £5.1m contract to build 32 units in Brecon for Powys County Council. The innovative scheme, comprising a mix of flats and houses, is Hale’s fi ...

10 February, 2020
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Over two-thirds of council’s homelessness services pushed into the red

|Date: 29 January, 2020

Over two-thirds of council’s homelessness services pushed into the red

Rising levels of homelessness and the increasing cost of using expensive bed and breakfast accommodation ...

Rising levels of homelessness and the increasing cost of using expensive bed and breakfast accommodation to place families have plunged more than two-thirds of all council homelessness services in Eng ...

29 January, 2020
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Stonewater is celebrating its fifth birthday since successful merger

|Date: 17 January, 2020

Stonewater is celebrating its fifth birthday since successful merger

The business world may be littered with a trail of failed mergers and examples of deals not living up to ...

The business world may be littered with a trail of failed mergers and examples of deals not living up to their promises, but this month Stonewater is proving an exception as it celebrates five years o ...

17 January, 2020
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Demolition begins on £95m Park East development in London

|Date: 29 November, 2019

Demolition begins on £95m Park East development in London

Wates Residential and Orbit, in partnership with the London Borough of Bexley will deliver 320 new homes ...

Wates Residential and Orbit, in partnership with the London Borough of Bexley will deliver 320 new homes in Erith, south-east London. Former residents attended a special event recently to mark the sta ...

29 November, 2019
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Planners vital for success of local authority housebuilding

|Date: 27 November, 2019

Planners vital for success of local authority housebuilding

Planners’ skills in plan making and facilitating public engagement mean that they have a key role to play ...

Planners’ skills in plan making and facilitating public engagement mean that they have a key role to play in the current resurgence of local authority housebuilding. That’s the view of the Royal Town ...

27 November, 2019
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Opinion | Housing under the next government

|Date: 25 November, 2019

Opinion | Housing under the next government

The General Election called for 12th December is proving to be about much more than Brexit. The party man ...

The General Election called for 12th December is proving to be about much more than Brexit. The party manifestos include a range of new pledges on public spending, taxation, immigration, the economy, ...

25 November, 2019
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View from the Supply Chain | Investment into MMC

|Date: 8 November, 2019

View from the Supply Chain | Investment into MMC

Dave Sheridan, Executive Chairman of ilke Homes, discusses how MMC can ease the pressure on the construct ...

Dave Sheridan, Executive Chairman of ilke Homes, discusses how MMC can ease the pressure on the construction industry and deliver better, more affordable homes. In 2017/18, local authorities across th ...

8 November, 2019
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