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Cost of consent

Dec. 1, 2005

[MMC-IMG=2046-A=Left] Councillors’ power to refuse planning consent on a political whim is a costly problem which must be addressed

Consult && construct

Dec. 1, 2005

While few housebuilders would admit to a mission statement that is not based on a customer care ethos, few would expect to find the term bandied around by building control inspectors. But times are changing, reports Satvinder Sahota, and NHBC is taking a

Miller homes in

Dec. 1, 2005

Miller’s purchase of Fairclough has boosted its building programme across a number of regions, reports Steve Menary in our exclusive quarterly survey, while Barratt is upping the ante in London and the south east

The Walrus

Dec. 1, 2005

[MMC-IMG=2031-A=Left] The industry is unlikely to be sending many "trans man" and "trans woman" delegates to the mayor of London’s housing conference

Happy New Year

Dec. 1, 2005

Asking the right question

Dec. 1, 2005

[MMC-IMG=2021-A=Left] Government must recognise the industry’s need to respond to demand: attempts to implement utopian visions against the grain do not work, and the market will suffer

"Triple-headed" team to take on Telford

Dec. 1, 2005

When the industry’s three biggest players decided to bid for the right to develop an English Partnerships-owned former coalmine in Telford, some expected the sparks to fly. But the trio teamed up to win, and Chris Windle finds out how they plan to tackle