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Housebuilders discount market fears

July 1, 2004

Housebuilders are discounting fears about the market by launching new regions up and down the country.

Planning reforms on track – Hill

July 1, 2004

Housebuilders suffering the slings and arrows of an outrageously slow planning system should not fear, according to planning minister Keith Hill. He has reiter…

New CABE chief announced

July 1, 2004

Richard Simmons, director of development and the environment at Medway Council, is the new chief executive of CABE. He replaces Jon Rouse who has taken the hel…

Housing sector sets pace for improvement

July 1, 2004

[MMC-IMG=701-A=Left] C&&M; boss Stephen Wicks: confident of affordable housing success in the south Housebuilders have this year set an “impressive” pace of i…

Housing sector sets pace for improvement

July 1, 2004

Housebuilders have this year set an “impressive” pace of improvement across a range of categories, including client satisfaction, cost predictability and profi…

May sees drop in site visitors

July 1, 2004

May’s survey of housebuilders shows that visitors dropped away in the month, but reservations still stood higher than the same month a year ago.

Innovation workshops from BSRIA

July 1, 2004

Research body BSRIA is holding a programme of workshops on Barriers to innovation in housing following the completion of a research programme into the subject.…

Swan Hill land sale

July 1, 2004

Housebuilders are expecting chunks of Swan Hill’s land bank to be sold off in coming months after attempts to sell the Middlesex-based firm to British Land bro…

in the pipeline

July 1, 2004

George Wimpey West Scotland has recently submitted amended plans to North Lanarkshire Council to build 17 houses. The £1 million project is expected to start o…

Ben Roskrow - Cracking the codes

July 1, 2004

[MMC-IMG=699-A=Left] I had my doubts when I first heard about design codes. I don’t know if it’s just me, but I have a natural aversion to people being too pre…