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Nov. 1, 2003

[MMC-IMG=308-A=Right] Barratt bricklaying apprentice Matthew Dunlop has been promoted to assistant site manager on the housebuilder’s Virginia Quay development…

London exodus

Nov. 1, 2003

London faces an exodus of key workers because of a lack of affordable housing, according to new research from the Keep London Working partnership. More than on…

Boost for rural housing

Nov. 1, 2003

The Countryside Agency has launched a set of design guidelines for local authorities in a bid to improve the quality of rural developments.

In the pipeline

Nov. 1, 2003

Barratt (Leeds) is awaiting planning approval for the conversion of Britannia Mills in Bingley. The company submitted plans to convert the mills into 48 apartm…

Prezza’s fast-track

Nov. 1, 2003

In brief

Nov. 1, 2003

Country cash

Housebuilding gets the event it’s been waiting for

Nov. 1, 2003

The housebuilding sector will next year be able to enjoy its own dedicated industry event, bringing together all elements of the business under one roof.

[MMC-IMG=307-A=Left] Housebuilding 2004 - the industry event

Nov. 1, 2003

Keith Hill’s speech to our Housing Market Intelligence conference last month was, frankly, rather more interesting than I expected. He pulled no punches. It wa…

Prescott urges industry to plug quality gap

Nov. 1, 2003

The industry must narrow the wide gap between the best houses and the rest to improve Britain’s housing stock according to the deputy prime minister John Presc…

Hill calls for deal to boost housing

Nov. 1, 2003

Planning authorities that fail to deliver on applications will have their powers taken away from them by the government in a similar way to that successfully e…