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Sustainability is the key

March 1, 2004

Andrew Leech finds that for the environmentally aware housebuilder, there is no shortage of high efficiency, environmentally sustainable and nature-assisted heating systems on the market

The heath is on

March 1, 2004

Steve Menary takes a trip to Dickens Heath, an 850-home village underway since 1997 near Solihull, where Laing and Redrow are the last on site up against windy weather and labour shortages

The Walrus

March 1, 2004

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It’s time to talk

March 1, 2004

Think you can sneak your scheme through without consulting the locals? Think again. Growing public awareness and government pressure are combining to ensure that the fastest way to planning success is through community consultation. Ben Roskrow reports

Squat watch

March 1, 2004

Housebuilder’s legal team from Campbell Hooper - Heather O’Sullivan, Sara Hampson, Stuart Jordan and Bill Bidder - explain how to find out whether a public right of way runs through your property and how, if you’re not careful, a squatter could claim its

Six-figure question

March 1, 2004

Building for Tomorrow, NHBC’s sell-out seminars on challenges ahead for the housebuilding industry, have been held across the country, and featured technical updates and a Who wants to be a millionaire-style quiz. Melissa Blamey reports on the event that

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March 1, 2004

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Stress Buster

March 1, 2004

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More than a logo

March 1, 2004

Trish Henderson, the sales && marketing director who shot to fame last year by stripping down for a Goldcrest ad campaign, argues that housebuilders need to try harder to establish their brands and boost their sales

They’re still not happy

March 1, 2004

John Prescott could not attend the launch of the latest Housing Forum National Customer Satisfaction Survey. But the deputy prime minister sent a message to housebuilders: “Do something about quality. Do something about numbers. And do something about des