All Housing Today articles in March 2021
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NewsStirling Prize-winning architect wins planning for MMC council homes
North Somerset council picked designer of last year’s prize-winning Goldsmith Street for 52-home project
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NewsHouse prices rose in January, says Zoopla
Firm says continuing demand came up against weak supply
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NewsContractors vie for £1.6bn modular framework
Firms given until end of next month to register interest in public sector scheme
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NewsBRE told about misapplied fire tests four years before Grenfell, inquiry hears
Manager at Kingspan rival Celotex emailed BRE flagging concerns in 2013
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: what we learnt from the BRE this week
Hearings focused on testing body’s role in certifying combustible building materials used on Grenfell tower as safe
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NewsPlans submitted for Passivhaus council homes in Cambridge
Cambridge Investment Partnership applies to build 18 properties offsite for two locations in the city
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CommentHow to make mass housing for individuals
Simon Saint at Woods Bagot argues for a different approach to achieve efficiencies at scale but also consumer choice
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NewsSunak to launch mortgage guarantee scheme
Chancellor to use Budget to unveil policy to support 95% LTV mortgages
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NewsPlans for West Lothian ‘garden community’ submitted
Landowner Amber REI aims to build 1,800 homes in exemplar scheme
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InformationLive now: CLC webinar on construction’s role in kick-starting economic recovery
Tower cranes at the Sir Robert Mcalpine Construction site above Moorfields tube station
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NewsKier reported to be on the verge of £115m housing sale
Sale seen as partly behind firm’s decision to delay interim results by several weeks
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NewsIlke signs deal with EMH for Notts homes
Scheme for 42 homes is Ilke’s first on Network Rail land
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NewsTaylor Wimpey profit falls by two-thirds
Firm to spend £125m repairing legacy apartment blocks but confident of 2021 market
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NewsNationwide reports ‘surprise’ price rise in February
Mortgage lender says average prices have hit new record high after January decline
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NewsGrenfell cladding firm a ‘significant source of revenue’ for BRE, inquiry told
Hearing sees emails from BRE consultant saying desktop studies of Grenfell insulation could be ‘huge source of income’
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NewsIndustry awaits stamp duty news in Sunak’s second budget
Extension to current holiday expected alongside tax rises as chancellor tries to claw back cost of covid
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NewsKhan formally publishes 52,000-homes a year London Plan
London mayor’s planning document to take effect despite government reservations
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NewsPersimmon 2020 profit down by a quarter amid pandemic
Weekly site sales up 7% so far in 2021, listed housebuilder reveals
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CommentThe London Plan is already out of date
Conceived in a pre-pandemic world and reliant on high-rise housing, the plan needs flexible implementation, argues Bob McCurry
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