Standard rewards top quality schemes
Housebuilders and the government have launched the Building for Life Standard to help home buyers identify new housing projects that demonstrate a commitment t…
New homes website open to non-members
HBF’s new homes for sale website - www.new-homes.co.uk - is being opened up to non-members for the first time allowing all new homes to be offered on the site …
Prices rising but visitors stay away
Although reservations are still down on a year ago, the rate of decline has slowed considerably since January.
Barker to headline conference
Kate Barker is to speak at Housebuilder’s Housing Market Intelligence (HMI) conference on October 8.
Top economist slams nimbyism
Kate Barker, the economist given the task by chancellor Gordon Brown of conducting an independent review of housing supply, has called on existing home owners …
In brief
Guinness launch Guinness Trust is to launch a private sector housebuilder to help provide mixed-tenure developments for its residents. It will build a 24 flat …
Material whirl
Roofing materials play a key role when it comes to the potential success of a planning application. Blending in with the surrounding area is the name of the ga…
European drain brains
As the storm clouds gather Andrew Leech finds that drainage is in for some stringent measures, and that sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS) could yet com…
Ground heroes
The government’s drive to build more houses on brownfield sites which often require complex remediation work is good news for the groundworks sector. Tim Palme…
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