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Trends come and go, minimalist was the understated rage last year while more rustic and period features appear to be making a comeback. But a more significant long-term development is the increased consumer buying power that fuels these fluctuating fashio

Super module

[MMC-IMG=1578-A=Left] Urban Splash has worked with Yorkon to design and build its Moho scheme in Castlefield off site, craning apartments into position in the form of pre-fitted pods. The apartments are on the market with designer furniture included and a

Consolidation nation

Steve Menary analyses the latest results of our quarterly survey of "who’s building where" and finds Gladedale pushing ahead in most regions following its purchase of Country && Metropolitan

HOTSEAT - Robert Weston

[MMC-IMG=1565-A=Left] Weston Group chairman and chief executive Robert Weston’s hero is Richard Branson… and having recently treated 11 friends to a luxury holiday in Dubai and with his new aeroplane and pilot’s licence under his belt, Weston is not doing

MOVES && APPOINTMENTS

Spatial explanation

[MMC-IMG=1559-A=Left] This month our Legal team from Campbell Hooper Heather O’Sullivan, Sara Hampson, Stuart Jordan and Bill Bidder – explains Parts 3 to 4 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, following the explanation of Parts 1 and 2 in ou

BREEAM ticket

Mixed-use developments are increasingly winning favour with planning authorities: making optimum use of the site whilst regenerating the area and minimising transport requirements. The NHBC reports on how it has helped one development achieve its sustaina

Election reflections

[MMC-IMG=1555-A=Left] The general election has dealt the ODPM some rising stars in the form David Miliband and Yvette Cooper. Mark Glover, public affairs partner with Media Strategy, analyses the election’s ramifications and Housebuilder reports on the in

The Walrus

[MMC-IMG=1554-A=Left] Substitute the Vogon Demolition Fleet for the authors of the new Part L’s earth-shattering plans, and The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy suddenly seems to hold some vital lessons

Fertile ground

[MMC-IMG=1553-A=Left] Chief executive Philip Davies has overseen Linden Homes’ evolution as an innovative brownfield developer, since he established the firm in 1991. He talks to Allison Heller about his ambitious growth plans and why mixed-use schemes ar