Design for life
Andrew Ogorzalek and Peter Chlapowski of PCKO Architects talk to Allison Heller about how housing design is changing radically in response to buyers’ increasingly sophisticated tastes
Suits you
Allison Heller considers how rising standards of design in volume housebuilding are leading developers to work more closely with architectural consultants than ever before
No parking here
Linden Homes chief executive Philip Davies bemoans the lack of car parking spaces on new developments – a function of government policy that is out of step with society
Young people’s housing aspirations
[MMC-IMG=1877-A=Left] There is a growing recognition that current policies are compromising the housing aspirations of our future generations
Crowded housebuilder
The housebuilding industry came together at the second annual Housebuilding 2005 exhibition at London’s Business Design Centre in September to share news and pick up some business planning advice
10 star night
Winners of 2005 Housebuilding Innovation Awards celebrated their achievements at London’s Savoy Hotel
Modern attitudes
A recent survey of new home buyers on modern methods of construction found that more than a third would actually prefer it and 49% have no real concerns about it. Chris Windle reports
IN THE PIPELINE
<b>South Bedfordshire District Council</b> is currently considering a planning application for the development of 64 apartments at 35a Stanbridge Road, Leighton Buzzard. A decision is expected late 2005.
Market outlook improves
Ongoing market challenges have seen housebuilders turn in interim results reflecting mixed fortunes for the six months to June. Redrow and the Miller Group reported strong profit growth – Redrow’s pre-tax profits coming in at £141 million – up 14%, and Mi
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