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Trouble at dock

Five years ago Bellway needed bouncers to handle the queues at its Altamar development at SA1 on Swansea docks. As Steve Menary reports, that is not quite the …

Countdown to zero

Last year, Housebuilder charted the progress of Miller Homes’ sustainable homes project, Miller Zero. Now, as the homes near completion and are on the market, …

Place Makers

Good development is all about “place making”– ensuring the community benefits from a mix of uses and tenures plus facilities and well designed open spaces. But…

The way forward

Last month The Housing Forum hosted its national conference. Shelagh Grant, chief executive of The Housing Forum, outlines the key recommendations resulting fr…

Taking the plunge

KingsWharf in Glasgow is a child of the housing slump,with Miller pressing ahead but taking its time. Steve Menary looks at the scheme which still has great po…

Making plans to build new homes

The government is trying to find ways to get houses built in the downturn. HomeBuy Direct will help the private sector, but what of the public sector? They are…

London Irish

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Housebuilder’s latest planning survey suggests developers are pulling back from schemes throughout the UK – but, as Steve Menary report…

Losing the lifeblood of the industry

The sharp downturn in the industry is causing havoc on the supply side, with factory closures, redundancies and the industry haemorrhaging skills. Steve Menary…

Carbon nation

“The challenge of achieving the very high levels of energy efficiency suggested should not be underestimated – they are extremely demanding”

Corporate turnaround – how it might work