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Mind the gap

A study for local authorities in the south east has identified an £8 billion infrastructure funding shortfall in the region. Mark Smulian considers the problem of how the gap might be plugged, as councils threaten to derail the government’s housing growth

Build on this

[MMC-IMG=1794-A=Left] Will Howie is intrigued by Policy Exchange’s latest report on the supply of land for housing, which argues that the planning system is having a detrimental effect on living conditions

Everyone's a winner

How do you build a sense of community in new schemes? Melissa Blamey reports on the theme of this year’s Housing Design Awards, and the developments that included ping pong tables and winter gardens designed to help residents bond

Getting HIP

[MMC-IMG=1791-A=Left] Home Information Packs are due to be introduced in 2007. Robin Grove, head of residential development at law firm Manches LLP, questions whether they are a cost, danger or opportunity and why developers need to think about these issu

Land grab

[MMC-IMG=1778-A=Left] Steve Menary provides a snapshot of who’s building where in our exclusive quarterly survey, which shows the influence of three recent acquisitions – by Lend Lease, David McLean and Kier – on regional top ten tables

MOVES && APPOINTMENTS

HOTSEAT - Natasha fussell

[MMC-IMG=1772-A=Left] Redrow customer services manager Natasha fussell’s hero is the late Mo Mowlam, whom she admired for her success in a male dominated world

Home grown

<b>Chris Windle</b> talks to manufacturers and suppliers about what sustainability means to them, and how they are helping housebuilders improve their corporate social responsibility credentials – often without them knowing it

Go west

Berkeley is putting sustainability into practice at two of its latest schemes in the south east – West 3 in London and Royal Arsenal in Woolwich. Chris Windle talks to the company about its environmentally and socially responsible initiatives

Consult && survive

[MMC-IMG=1767-A=Left] Tom Curtin, md of Green Issues Communications, explains the importance of building your reputation through effective community consultation – and how to go about it