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Buyers queue for some urban upside down living

Upside down living took Salford by storm this week as potential buyers started queuing 72 hours before the reinvented terraced homes go on sale.

\"L Day\" arrives without approved software

SAP software, required to comply with Part L, is still awaiting approval from the Building Research Establishment on the day the new Building Regulations come …

Lord Best attacks PGS for \"squeezing\" developers

Lord Richard Best has slammed the planning gain supplement as a \"side show\" that will \"squeeze\" housebuilders too hard and stifle development.

Progress on 300 homes plan for former Silverdale colliery

The regeneration of the former Silverdale colliery in North Staffordshire has taken a step forward, with English Partnerships’ submission of an outline plannin…

New design gurus at CABE

CABE has appointed six new members to its design review panel. One property developer is included, along with an expert in sustainable design, two architects, …

Profits at Bellway dip 2%

Bellway managed to ride out the tough second half of 2005 with a pre tax profit drop of just 2.1%.

Secret group threatens housebuilders

Housebuilders are facing a campaign of violence and intimidation from a shadowy group of architectural extremists called the Historic Buildings Liberation Fron…

Housebuilders appoint design champions

CABE has launched a housing design champion programme, which has seen a number of volume housebuilders name board members who will be responsible for promoting…

Policy think-tank calls for social cost tariff

Household projections show acute supply crisis