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Gateway People

March 1, 2006

Critics of the government’s plans to regenerate the Thames Gateway have questioned its potential to attract new residents. Chris Windle hit the streets to find…

In the pipeline

March 1, 2006

PGS commitment

March 1, 2006

Explore in the Gateway

March 1, 2006

Part L delay imminent

March 1, 2006

The government is expected to announce a six to 12 month \"grace period\" between the introduction of new Part L regulations and the date of compliance so plan…

First time buyers fuelling rapid market pick-up

March 1, 2006

The housing market has seen its biggest improvement in months, according to online property portal Rightmove.

Call for urgent action on rural housing

March 1, 2006

The Countryside Agency has called on the government to boost the supply of affordable rural housing to avoid rural communities becoming \"exclusive enclaves fo…

Tories to take a \"fresh look\" at housing policy

March 1, 2006

Shadow chancellor George Osborne has attempted to shake off the Conservatives’nimby image in a speech that suggested its attitudes to housing growth have chang…