Base rate held at 5.75% following today\'s MPC vote
The Bank of England\'s monetary policy committee has today voted to hold interest rates at 5.75% - a move which has been welcomed by the industry.
Family homes shortage continues to distort market – CB Richard Ellis
The percentage of houses being developed in favour of flats has fallen by a quarter, leading to a surge in family home prices, according to latest figures from CB Richard Ellis and Hamptons International.
BRICKS QUICK
“As a timeless classic, brick is able to reinvent itself as a 21st century building material”
Pick and mix
Tim Palmer finds cement and mortar suppliers are improving the efficiency and flexibility of their products to meet housebuilders’ environmental performance needs
FACE to FACE
We need our buildings to perform better as we prepare to operate in a low energy society
Get on board
ConstructionSkills will this month begin releasing £140 million in funding for companies’ 2007/08 training initiatives. Get your bids in early, advises head of finance Douglas Matthew, there is a lot to be done to fill the industry’s skills gap
Personal development
Industry consolidation is driving the growth in new businesses kick-started by entrepreneurial former employees, reports Adrian Willet, md of G&C Finance
Double vision
Ian Sutcliffe, UK chief executive of the new £6.7 billion turnover mega builder Taylor Wimpey, tells Chris Windle how he plans to see the business grow and grow
Gladedale: no immediate flotation plans
Gladedale chief David Gaffney explains the thinking behind the privately-owned firm’s £84.5 million Ben Bailey acquisition
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