London exodus
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
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
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
Housebuilding gets the event it’s been waiting for
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
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
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
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…
Plan for safety
Accident prevention experts have called on housebuilders to design homes in such a way that “accident blackspots” are eradicated from the home.
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