MAY 2017

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In this issue

Family affair

We talk to William Davis md Guy Higgins about the Leicestershire-based family business

Planning reforms

What did the Housing White Paper hold for the planning system?

Proven products

The winners of the Housebuilder Product Awards 2017

Part M

NHBC senior area technical manager Steve Evans looks at revisions to Part M – Access to Dwellings

Water works

A look at systems – such as SuDS – that mitigate flooding on site

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The Interview – Georgina Lynch, PJ Livesey

Georgina Lynch, managing director of PJ Livesey, joined her father’s business after a successful career in the health club sector. She talks to Suzie Mayes about making homes out of historic buildings and how heritage development can unlock housing

The Brain Game – in pictures

Housebuilder celebrates the highlights of this year’s Housebuilder Marie Curie Brain Game, which raised more than £205,000 for the charity as part of a black-tie, celebrity hosted quiz

Housebuilder Product Awards 2026

The winners have been announced of this year’s Housebuilder Product Awards. We showcase those companies that are leaders in products, systems and services

HBF Viewpoint

The viability crisis is now one of the greatest threats to increasing housing supply, says Laura Markus, HBF’s policy and external aff airs manager. The government must act so that homes can be built