House Building policy, regulation, planning, technology, product features

Work hard, play hard

April 1, 2007 Feature

When Galliford Try completed its acquisition of Linden last month, the firm had already chosen Chris Coates to head up the now rapidly expanding housebuilding business. He tells Allison Heller about plans afoot to revamp the brand

Planning gain pain

April 1, 2007 Feature

Elizabeth Bird and Phil Medford of Eversheds explore the slings and arrows of the much maligned planning gain supplement proposals

Tax Demands

April 1, 2007 Feature

The industry’s response to the government’s planning gain supplement consultation has revealed a raft of issues needing urgent resolution. Mark Smulian considers the top five

Trading Places

April 1, 2007 Feature

A joint venture between RSL giant Places for People and remediation specialist Cofton will see the pair playing an English Partnerships-style role in buying, remediating and delivering land for development. Allison Heller reports

Ballot bets

April 1, 2007 Feature

Hold onto your planning applications: the political sands are shifting as another round of local elections takes place in May. Paul Harvey of Green Issues tips the highlights

Sweet deal

March 1, 2007 Feature

A Victorian sugar warehouse in the City of London is the jewel in the crown of Berkeley’s City Quarter – a complex regeneration project not for the fainthearted

collaboration...innovation...foundation

March 1, 2007 Feature

One year ago, the NHBC Foundation was established to help developers tackle the policy challenges ahead. Melissa Blamey reports on its progress

Up north

March 1, 2007 Feature

Northern Ireland boomed during the last quarter of 2006, while the level of planning applications dropped off in half the UK’s regions. Steve Menary reports

Tough choices

March 1, 2007 Feature

It will take real courage to solve our housing crisis, which is why it is so rarely discussed, contends Independent columnist Steve Richards

No excuses for bad design

March 1, 2007 Feature

As CABE’s latest housing audit again lambastes developers for the quality of their schemes, Building for Life chair Wayne Hemingway offers his insights on what makes the good, the bad and the ugly… and a Building for Life award winner

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