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‘Our hallway’s big enough to play football in!’ The council housing that feels like a holiday resort

Boasting two-sink kitchens, London’s Tower Court is tailored for the Haredi Jewish community – but its generous proportions and outside space for religious observance are a treat for all residents

The Guardian - UK

Neil Young to release 'lost' album Oceanside Countryside in February

Neil Young is set to release another "lost" album ahead of his Glastonbury set.

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"I should have put it out back then": Neil Young is to release yet another 'lost' album from the 1970s

News of Oceanside Countryside's release arrives in the wake of Neil Young's off-on Glastonbury confusion

Louder

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Seven years after Grenfell disaster, thousands live in fear of cladding fire

As the final report on the fatal London blaze looms, many developers have not begun safety work

The Guardian - UK

Backlash over plans to build McDonald’s metres from top state boys’ school

The headteacher is ‘gravely concerned’ about the implications

The Independent UK

Housebuilder Vistry expects £40 million profit hit, 200 job losses, from closure of private housing arm

The FTSE 250 firm revealed plans to close down its private housebuilding arm last month, as its private sales arm was hit by skyrocketing interest rates

Evening Standard

Housebuilder Vistry to cut jobs as it focuses solely on affordable housing partnerships

Vistry posted resilient first-half results, mainly thanks to the strength of its affordable housing partnership divisions

Evening Standard

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Angelo Mozilo’s brilliant promotional skills powered Countrywide stock to soar 23,000% in 20 years—and his hunger for risk led to disaster

The dramatic rise—and epic fall—of once-hot mortgage lender Countrywide, whose legendary founder died at 83.

Fortune

Homes on huge estate could be 'worthless' due to botched planning permission

Councillors were furious with the property developer with one calling for the application to be refused "because this developer, it could be argued, has put profit before compliance and assurance"

Daily Mirror

People on huge housing estate are living in homes without planning permission

The homeowers are potentially living on contamined land and risk not being able to sell their properties or re-mortgage

Wales Online

167 homes to be built in Wiltshire following £40m deal

A fund managed by investment firm Gresham House has reached an agreement with housebuilder Countryside concerning the Langley Park development in Chippenham

Birmingham Post

Warwickshire chiefs sign £2.5bn property JV

Countryside Partnerships is working with county council on long-running property initiative which will begin with 1,800 new houses

Birmingham Post

Further signs of cooling housing market after Countryside Properties accepts lower Vistry offer

In June, Countryside rejected an unsolicited offer from Inclusive Capital that valued the firm at £1.5 billion

Evening Standard

UK housebuilders Vistry Group and Countryside to merge in £1.3bn deal

Former Bovis Homes snaps up smaller rival after campaign by two US activist investors

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Birmingham Post

Property firms agree deal to deliver £30m Bristol housing scheme

Wise Living and Countryside said the build-to-rent project would provide almost 100 homes

Liverpool Echo

Traffic woes continue to plague housing scheme

One resident told the ECHO that some neighbours were so upset about the plans they moved

Manchester Evening News

Plans for 685 homes on former golf course get go-ahead

Developers will make £3m contribution to local community

Birmingham Post

Plans for 260 Somerset homes approved for site in Bridgwater

Developer Countryside Properties said the decision was an "exciting step forward" as it looks to expand its South West footprint

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Evening Standard

Countryside Partnerships strikes £1bn deal for 2,500-home Clapham Park development

The agreement between Countryside Partnerships and Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing will see demolition of existing properties as part of regeneration.

Evening Standard

Countryside rejects ‘undervalued’ £1.5 billion sale offer

House builder’s CEO departed in January after lacklustre home sales

Manchester Evening News

More than 400 brand new £300,000 homes being snapped up

The development was approved by Trafford council in January 2021.

Manchester Evening News

Plans submitted to build hundreds of homes on former Salford golf course after removal of squatter

Six years after it closed, housebuilding giants submit plans for huge new estate

Manchester Evening News

Work on first of 365 new homes at former school sites set to start this summer

The plans were approved by Oldham council this week

The Independent UK

More housebuilders face bumper costs over cladding remediation pledges

Bellway, Countryside and Vistry have become the latest companies to sign up to the Government pledge to replace potentially dangerous cladding.

Nottingham Post

Work on 110 new homes in Nottinghamshire town has begun

11 properties will be affordable homes

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