Govt Part L review gets underway
The government has already begun its new review of Part L of the Building Regulations covering thermal insulation. Despite the rules being upgraded just three …
Cherry picked for honours
Alan Cherry, chairman of Countryside Properties, has been awarded the CBE for services to urban regeneration and the housebuilding industry in the Queen’s birt…
Prices rising but visitors stay away
Visitors and reservations stubbornly refuse to pick up this year according to latest figures in the HBF survey. But still most builders expect higher sales and…
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[MMC-IMG=85-A=Right] Taylor Woodrow is developing what may be the most environmentally friendly residential building in Britain at Macintosh village in Manches…
Draft of sound RSDs submitted
The House Builders Federation has sent the government the first draft of proposed robust standard details for new sound insulation regulations.
Brown pins euro delay on housing
Chancellor Gordon Brown has confirmed that the volatility of the UK housing market is a principal factor in his decision to delay joining the euro. He has also…
The big push
Andrew Leech finds that there’s a strong case for both timber and concrete floors with both sectors pushing forward with technological innovations that are imp…
Tricks of the trade
Developers are using a growing array of tools to sell their new homes. Tim Palmer finds that creative marketing techniques such as virtual developments and stu…
greenfield...
Don’t throw those bidding spears at me There is no sign yet of a young Michael Caine and his fellow South Wales Borderers behind the sandbags at Rialto Homes’ …
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