Features

The latest news, features, comment and analysis of the UK housebuilding market covering policy, regulation, planning, technology, new developments and products

Apartments markets

Feb. 1, 2006 Feature

Steve Menary analyses the results of an exclusive survey of planning applications submitted during 2005, which shows apartment-building still on the rise.

Stone Style

Feb. 1, 2006 Feature

Crest Nicholson chief executive Stephen Stone talks to Allison Heller about how he is moving the company on and developing a new intermediate housing range

Liverpool Rising

Feb. 1, 2006 Feature

Liverpool’s city centre is undergoing an exciting transformation as it prepares to become European Capital of Culture in 2008. Chris Windle rolled up for a mag…

Grand design

Jan. 1, 2006 Feature

Steve Menary visits Tower View in Glasgow, the historic Hawkshead asylum, which Miller Homes has painstakingly transformed into an award winning apartment …

The customer is always right

Jan. 1, 2006 Feature

While few housebuilders would admit to a mission statement that is not based on a customer care ethos, few would expect to find the term bandied around by buil…

Miller moves up

Jan. 1, 2006 Feature

Miller’s purchase of Fairclough has boosted its building programme across a number of regions, reports Steve Menary in our exclusive quarterly survey, while Ba…

Annual Review

Jan. 1, 2006 Feature

Key industry figures look back on the year and discuss their hopes for 2006 with Chris Windle