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Housing minister John Healey launches planning green book
Fri, 12 Mar 10
Housing minister John Healey launches planning green book08:15 | 10.03.10By Deirdre Hipwell Housing and planning minister John Healey said yesterday he had provided a "triple boost" for councils tackling climate change by updating planning rules, granting nearly £10m to improve green skills and backing further progress with the second wave of eco-towns.He said that three planning policies have been overhauled so that councils have the very latest targets and guidance......more > |
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UK shop vacancies rise again after Christmas
Fri, 12 Mar 10
UK shop vacancies rise again after Christmas says Cushman & Wakefield 08:19 | 10.03.10By Deirdre Hipwell Almost six per cent of shops in outer London are available because of retailer administrations, while the Midlands region was the UK's worst retail performer according to Cushman & Wakefield. In its latest Retail Availability survey published this week it said that more than 10% of shops on the UK’s high streets are now......more > |
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Tory tech plans let the City off the hook
Fri, 12 Mar 10
Tory tech plans let the City off the hookThe Conservative technology manifesto fails to tackle what's really holding the industry back – the City's reluctance to invest The City has almost entirely turned its back on technology flotations. Photograph: Jason Hawkes/Getty ImagesNo one can accuse today's Tory technology manifesto of failing to keep up with the hot trends. Crowdsourcing parliament? Check. Superfast broadband? Check. Opensource software and open data standards? Tick.......more > |
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Bovis to focus cash on buying land instead of selling homes
Fri, 12 Mar 10
Bovis to focus cash on buying land instead of selling homes(Nick Ray/The Times)Bovis hopes that its robust financial position will allow it to buy more land but said it would not pay a final dividend for 2009Rebecca O’Connor, David Robertson 4 CommentsRecommend? (1) Bovis Homes will plough money into buying land instead of selling homes as it expects the housing market recovery to flatten out this year. Reporting a return......more > |
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Lord Mandelson's £75m Capital for Enterprise Fund is on course, say managers
Wed, 10 Mar 10
Lord Mandelson's £75m Capital for Enterprise Fund is on course, say managers The Government's £75m Capital for Enterprise Fund (CFE) will be fully invested by the end of March as planned and has proven that demand exists for longer-term investments, its fund managers say. By Richard TylerPublished: 12:02AM GMT 09 Mar 2010Lord Mandelson launched the fund a year ago in measures designed to improve the flow of credit and equity......more > |
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Budget date of 24 March starts countdown for 6 May election
Wed, 10 Mar 10
Budget date of 24 March starts countdown for 6 May electionLabour likely go to the country on same day as local elections in England as budget date confirmed The budget is not expected to reveal major changes to growth forecasts or the size of the public sector deficit. Photograph: PAThe Treasury will announce the budget will be held on 24 March, making 6 May a racing certainty for the general election.The......more > |
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RICS ‘green book’ puts sustainability at heart of valuation
Wed, 10 Mar 10
RICS ‘green book’ puts sustainability at heart of valuation05.02.10In April, the RICS is to publish the 2010 edition of the Red Book outlining valuation standards for its membersFor the first time, the book will feature guidance on how valuers should factor in a building’s sustainability credentials. This could cause confusion.The guidance says valuers should take a building’s sustainability into account when it might affect the amount that occupiers and investors......more > |
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Dodgy games house developers play
Tue, 9 Mar 10
Dodgy games house developers playHuge cash 'gifts' would be offered to establish false benchmark sales on the Land Registry The behaviour of some lenders during the boom years bewildered the Wilsons. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty ImagesDevelopers conspired to inflate property values and post false sales figures on the Land Registry, says Fergus Wilson, who claims he turned down numerous unethical deals.One developer told Wilson he could buy the first property on a......more > |
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James Dyson urges Tories to keep research and development tax credits
Tue, 9 Mar 10
James Dyson urges Tories to keep research and development tax creditsIn report for Conservative party, inventor to warn that lack of R&D allowances would damage innovative manufacturing Inventor James Dyson demonstrating the Ball in London - he will urge the conservatives to provide for research and development Photograph: Bruno Vincent/Getty ImagesSir James Dyson, the famous British inventor, will pile more pressure on the Conservatives over their business taxes reforms when he......more > |
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Mortgage deals on offer from lenders increase
Tue, 9 Mar 10
Mortgage deals on offer from lenders increase Rising house prices have made lenders more confidentMortgage availability for homebuyers has improved over the past month, according to figures from the financial information service Moneyfacts. At the start of March there were 1,798 mortgage deals available which required deposits of between 0% and 40%. That was 6% more availability than a month ago and 68% more than a year ago. There......more > |
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