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Kier Sheffield selects apprentices
A handful of young people have beaten hundreds of applicants to join the apprenticeship programme at Kier Sheffield LLP.
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G&J Seddon wins £1.4m Liverpool contract
Construction company G&J Seddon has been awarded a £1.4million contract to build a housing development in Liverpool.
Homeless residents get on their bikes
Residents at two supported housing projects for people who might otherwise be homeless have formed a cycling club as part of a healthy living drive.
Leicestershire factory to be transformed
Contractor and developer William Davis has commenced work on a £2.2million scheme in Leicestershire in partnership with East Midlands Housing (EMH).
Northmoor receives government award
Great Places Housing Group and Manchester City Council’s £21million 10year regeneration programme to transform Northmoor in Longsight, Manchester has won an award.
Stamp duty holiday will have little impact
The increase to the stamp duty threshold looks set to have little impact on the housing market, a survey has revealed.
Greenwich green housing scheme gets go ahead
Planning consent has been granted to transform the site of the former Greenwich District Hospital into affordable homes for key workers throughout London.
HBF to close Leeds office
The Home Builders Federation (HBF) will close its Leeds office at the end of the month, making at least two redundancies, Northern Housing understands.
UK house prices see record fall
UK house prices recorded an annual fall of 10.9 per cent in August - the first double-digit drop since 1983, figures showed.
Council homes could be built in Oldham
The first new council homes to be built in Oldham for more than 30 years are in the pipeline.
Interest rates kept at 5%
The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold at 5 per cent.
Law Society warns of shared equity implications
Buyers who purchase a property under the shared equity scheme risk losing out should the property market pick up, the Law Society has warned.
RIBA unveils Manser Medal shortlist
The shortlist for RIBA's Manser Medal awarded for the best one-off house or major extension has been announced.
National mortgage rescue scheme needed, says CIH
The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has called for a national mortgage rescue scheme to help struggling homeowners.
Edinburgh house price shock
House prices in Edinburgh have fallen for the first time in nearly 40 years.
Is the credit crunch forcing a shift in attitudes towards social housing?
It could, perhaps, be said that in the past social housing was seen as the poor relation to the private sector but as we all feel the pinch of the credit crunch are people viewing it as a more acceptable housing choice?
Rising star
Following a positive Audit Commission report, praising the improvements in the service offered by North West Leicestershire Council, the local authority is now looking to the future of its housing services
Taking eco-homes to the next level
Amid growing concerns over the environment the eco-home as been hailed as the housing choice for the future and now thanks to Torbay Council and Sovereign Housing Group, it could become the affordable home of choice for the next generation.
