A Rok- consortium will be named as the preferred bidder for £131m Gateways to Oldham social housing PFI scheme. Inspiral a consortium comprising Regenter, Manchester Methodist Housing Association, and Rok seems to have beaten the Solutions for Oldham consortium in the race with the third consortium Inspirit dropping out in 2008. Join discussion...

National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO) today organized a day-long National Conference on Public Private Partnership in Housing. The objective of the National Conference was to evolve innovative, transparent and hassle free Public Private Partnership models which could bring synergy between public & private sector in tackling the housing requirement of urban India, especially the urban poor. Join discussion...

The Regenter consortium consists of Regenter; Gladedale Construction; Rok plc; Equipe and EDAW and West & Machell (architects). The SC4L consortium is led by Cyrill Sweett and consists of Allied Irish Bank, Frank Haslam Milan, Keepmoat, Gillespies and Milnerbuild. Join discussion...

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday approved a scheme, to be implemented through the public-private partnership (PPP) model, to encourage states to increase the supply of land and construct one million affordable houses. Join discussion...

Land Securities Group Plc, the U.K. company that abandoned a plan to split in three in November, will raise 444 million pounds ($668 million) in cash from the sale of its Trillium property services unit to reduce debt. Join discussion...

BCE, a member of The Hyde Group, will, through key sub-contractors, build, manage and maintain 195 affordable new homes for homeless families in the borough. An additional 20 homes for people with learning disabilities will be built for management and maintenance by the council. Join discussion...