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[MMC-IMG=870-A=Left] Steve Menary analyses the latest results of Housebuilder’s survey of who is planning to build where in the UK and finds mixed feelings in London but the majors pushing forward in the rest of the south east

Design and deliver

[MMC-IMG=869-A=Left] On the eve of his second keynote speech to the industry at the Housing Market Intelligence conference, housing minister Keith Hill tells Ben Roskrow that he needs private sector housebuilders to step up a gear to tackle the country’s

Expanding housebuilding

[MMC-IMG=868-A=Left] Many people are sceptical the government will achieve a substantial increase in housebuilding. John Stewart looks at the evidence and finds that the planning system is gearing up for a big increase

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St Albans station

IR crackdown on bogus self-employment

New Homes Marketing Board AGM

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the New Homes Marketing Board (“the Board”) will be held at 12.45pm. on November 18 at Byron House, 1st floor, 7-9 St. James’s Street, London SW1A 1DW for the purpose of approving the audited accou

Apprenticeships gain favour with parents

The shortage of young people choosing construction related careers may be turning around, as more parents favour apprenticeships for their children rather than see them saddled with the growing debt burden associated with university study.

Policy to permit “cutting edge” country houses

Government has unexpectedly reversed its proposal to ban new large country homes, following its introduction of Planning Policy Statement 7 (PPS7) for rural areas, which permits them on the condition that they are “innovative” in design and construction m

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