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Optimism declines over sales

Nov. 1, 2005

Despite continuing sluggish market conditions, Bellway has announced a record set of results for the year ending July 31, with pre-tax profits up 6.2% to £218.2 million on the back of a record turnover of £1.18 billion. The firm has increased the number o

Mystical fairy rock forces rethink of Scottish development

Nov. 1, 2005

[MMC-IMG=1946-A=Left] Developers are used to local opposition and tough planning regimes, but a Scottish housebuilder was presented with an unexpected problem when fairies threatened its plans.

Planning gain supplement "seriously flawed" – RICS

Nov. 1, 2005

The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has panned the proposed planning gain supplement as "seriously flawed," on the basis of research it conducted into how the PGS would operate. RICS has claimed that the PGS is based on a "misunderstanding o

MPs to re-examine impact of housing growth plans

Nov. 1, 2005

The government’s plans to boost housing supply in the south east are once again coming under scrutiny by the environmental audit committee. Just ten months since the committee’s last critical report on the environmental impact of the communities plan, the

COMMENT - Allison Heller

Nov. 1, 2005

[MMC-IMG=1945-A=Left] This is the calm before the storm.

Callcutt slams industry’s quality

Nov. 1, 2005

John Callcutt, former chief executive of Crest Nicholson and now its deputy chairman, has lashed out at the industry and government for the "poor quality" of new housing.

Research shows growing gap in market for shared equity housing

Nov. 1, 2005

One in five households aged under 40 are caught in an "intermediate housing market" trap in which they earn too much to qualify for social housing but not enough to buy.