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Anchor Hanover enlists ENGIE as a strategic partner in £80m deal

|Date: 16 April, 2019

Anchor Hanover enlists ENGIE as a strategic partner in £80m deal

Anchor Hanover has appointed energy, services and regeneration specialist, ENGIE as a strategic delivery ...

Anchor Hanover has appointed energy, services and regeneration specialist, ENGIE as a strategic delivery partner for the North and South, in a 10-year deal worth £80m — £40m for each respective region ...

16 April, 2019
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Special Report | Balcony enclosures for new-build housing

|Date: 4 April, 2019

Special Report | Balcony enclosures for new-build housing

Balcony enclosures offer a variety of benefits for new-build housing developments, as John Baillie, Manag ...

Balcony enclosures offer a variety of benefits for new-build housing developments, as John Baillie, Managing Director of Windoor, tells LABM. A balcony enclosure can be specified on a project for many ...

4 April, 2019
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National Audit Office report calls for significant planning reform

|Date: 8 February, 2019

National Audit Office report calls for significant planning reform

Government will fail to solve the housing crisis unless radical changes are made to the planning process. ...

Government will fail to solve the housing crisis unless radical changes are made to the planning process. The National Audit Office has released a new report — Planning for new homes — which asserts g ...

8 February, 2019
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CTC launches new social housing division — Colmore Tang Living

|Date: 1 February, 2019

CTC launches new social housing division — Colmore Tang Living

Colmore Tang Construction (CTC) has launched Colmore Tang Living, a specialist arm to provide a bespoke s ...

Colmore Tang Construction (CTC) has launched Colmore Tang Living, a specialist arm to provide a bespoke service to housing associations and providers of social housing. The aim of the new division is ...

1 February, 2019
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The LCA’s “Speeding Up Delivery” Report, Explained

|Date: 12 November, 2018

The LCA’s “Speeding Up Delivery” Report, Explained

‘Planning is not a barrier to building’. This is the initial statement of a recent report from the Local ...

‘Planning is not a barrier to building’. This is the initial statement of a recent report from the Local Government Association that it is hoped will not only move the debate on implemented planning a ...

12 November, 2018
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Rushmoor Borough Council selects Hill for £300m project to regenerate Aldershot and Farnborough town centres

|Date: 22 October, 2018

Rushmoor Borough Council selects Hill for £300m project to regenerate Aldershot and Farnborough town centres

Hill Investment Partnerships, a subsidiary of Hill, has been selected by Rushmoor Borough Council’s Cabin ...

Hill Investment Partnerships, a subsidiary of Hill, has been selected by Rushmoor Borough Council’s Cabinet as their investment partner to transform both Aldershot and Farnborough town centres. The c. ...

22 October, 2018
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Water-saving device for housing associations gains industry endorsement

|Date: 17 October, 2018

Water-saving device for housing associations gains industry endorsement

Engineering specialists Teddington's CombiSave product, designed to help housing associations improve the ...

Engineering specialists Teddington's CombiSave product, designed to help housing associations improve the water efficiency and reduce the carbon footprint of their properties, has been awarded the ‘Wa ...

17 October, 2018
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Stonewater delivers new affordable rural homes for locals in Long Itchington

|Date: 10 October, 2018

Stonewater delivers new affordable rural homes for locals in Long Itchington

A smart new development of 20 affordable Stonewater homes for local people has opened in Lilac View, Long ...

A smart new development of 20 affordable Stonewater homes for local people has opened in Lilac View, Long Itchington. The properties include four two- and three-bedroom shared ownership homes – a part ...

10 October, 2018
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Affordable new apartments released in Bicester through Build! scheme

|Date: 10 October, 2018

Affordable new apartments released in Bicester through Build! scheme

Build!, an initiative developed and delivered by Cherwell District Council, is releasing the last two blo ...

Build!, an initiative developed and delivered by Cherwell District Council, is releasing the last two blocks of apartments for sale on its 42 apartment development at Gardeners Close, Bicester. The f ...

10 October, 2018
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Government bans the use of combustible materials in new high-rise buildings above 18m

|Date: 2 October, 2018

Government bans the use of combustible materials in new high-rise buildings above 18m

At the Conservative Party Conference, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Governmen ...

At the Conservative Party Conference, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, James Brokenshire, announced that Government will be banning the use of combustible material ...

2 October, 2018
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