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New shadow housing minister in opposition shake-up

July 4, 2007

A Conservative party shake-up has seen Grant Shapps appointed shadow housing minister, as Michael Gove has been promoted to the shadow cabinet as shadow childr…

Britain\'s largest housebuilder is born

July 3, 2007

The merger of George Wimpey and Taylor Woodrow completed today, creating housebuilding’s largest company with a land buying budget of £1.5 billion.

Stewart Milne looking for Sigma site

July 3, 2007

Stewart Milne is looking for a site to build more than 100 of its Sigma homes to level six of the code for sustainable homes.

The microscope

July 1, 2007

Home information packs

July 1, 2007

Communities England

July 1, 2007

Communities England will be up and running by April 2009, subject to legislation

Retirement plans

July 1, 2007

There is movement in the retirement homes sector as McCarthy & Stone looks to double its output following its acquisition and Pegasus steps up a gear followi…