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Higgins to head up ODA

Dec. 1, 2005

IN THE PIPELINE

Dec. 1, 2005

Plans have been refused by Redbridge council for the construction of 23 flats in Chadwell Heath, Romford. Richard Bonshor designed the project on behalf of MK …

Cala shifts out of apartments market to maintain record profits

Dec. 1, 2005

Cala Homes’ "radical" decision to buck government policy and pull back on its apartment building programme has contributed to its achieving record results in t…

COMMENT - Allison Heller

Dec. 1, 2005

[MMC-IMG=2018-A=Left] Richard Rogers cap-tured the public imagination with his urban taskforce’s latest report, which comp-rehensively rubbishes the quality of…

Draft PPS3 must not avoid political taboos – HBF

Dec. 1, 2005

The industry must seek to ensure that the government’s consultation draft of planning policy statement 3 (PPS3) on housing contains reasonable standards on car…

Westbury acquisition pushes Persimmon into FTSE 100

Dec. 1, 2005

The year is drawing to a close with a fresh round of industry mergers and takeovers as challenging market conditions continue. Persimmon is acquiring Westbury …

HBF ceo resigns

Dec. 1, 2005

[MMC-IMG=2016-A=Left] Home Builders Federation chief executive Rob Ashmead has resigned, following four years in the role. During his time at the HBF, Ashmead …

Design of new housing slammed by CABE and Rogers’ urban taskforce

Dec. 1, 2005

Housebuilders have faced a two-pronged attack in recent weeks as both CABE and Lord Richard Rogers’ urban taskforce have criticised the standard of new housing…