The government has unveiled its plans to protect thousands of housing jobs in the UK during the remainder of the economic downturn.
Housing minister John Healey announced that £263 million will be allocated to build affordable homes and kick-start developments stalled by the recession.
This investment is predicted to generate and safeguard around 88,000 housing jobs in total, with a further 3,000 apprent...
Professionals working in housing jobs across the UK are set to be given fresh powers to clamp down on tenancy cheats, it has been announced.
Aimed at addressing the problem of cheats, who make money through illegally subletting out their social housing properties at higher rental rates, the government's housing minister John Healey has outlined his plans to make such fraud a criminal offence.
Under the newl...
Regeneration jobs could receive a boost as the government announces plans to increase financial services offered by the Post Office.
Still in his first year as business secretary, Lord Mandelson hopes that expanding the financial services available at branches of the Post Office will help to put banking "back in the heart of the community".
With plans to pump £180 million into the Post Office in 2011-12 to sustain the current 11,500 branches of the Post Office, p...
Some 65,000 housing jobs created by the government's Greener Homes, Warmer Homes scheme could be added to with the commencement of a new insulation campaign today, Monday March 29th.
As part of a venture to encourage employees to insulate their homes and save money on energy bills, six UK companies have launched the Insulate Today initiative.
Accenture, Aviva, HSBC, Act on CO2, Sainsbury's and the Energy Savi...
An international infrastructure group pledged to focus on regeneration job creation after it secured a ten-year contract with North East Lincolnshire Council.
Balfour Beatty signed a £250 million services contract with the local authority as a strategic partner in regeneration, property and technical services in the region.
The contract means Balfour Beatty will be responsible for highways transportation and planning as well as architectural services and asset management. ...