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The Walrus

1 Apr 2004

The Walrus reveals his age with Wilde speculation over the contribution a procession of 1980s pop stars could make to boosting housebuilders’ marketing strategies

Hall 6

1 Apr 2004

<b>Pioneering sliding sash</b>

Hall 7

1 Apr 2004

<b>Steam cabins</b>

Building an alliance

1 Apr 2004

In last year’s Budget the chancellor called on Bank of England economist Kate Barker to review the causes of housing undersupply in the UK. A year later she has delivered. And the industry is impressed. Ben Roskrow reports

Barker allays nimby fears

1 Apr 2004

Crunching the numbers in the Barker report, Will Howie finds that there is plenty of scope to tackle the housing shortage without destroying the countryside

Hall 11 && 12

1 Apr 2004

<b>Fan style</b>

EP chief promises ‘no repeat of Bracknell’

1 Apr 2004

<MMC-CAPTION 140 align=left> [MMC-IMG=570-A=Left] David Higgins, English Partnerships chief executive</MMC-CAPTION> English Partnerships has moved to allay fears that there will be any repeat of February’s incident in which it snapped up a valuable RAF si

Design clause

1 Apr 2004

It’s architect month with Campbell Hooper as our team - Heather O’Sullivan, Sara Hampson, Stuart Jordan and Bill Bidder - considers issues of design copyright and novating architects’ contracts

Big profits and more takeovers

1 Apr 2004

It’s the results season for housebuilders, and once again profits look good. Steve Menary assess the industry’s financial performance and some of the highlights company by company