No short cuts
Our team from Campbell Hooper - Heather O’Sullivan, Sara Hampson, Stuart Jordan and Bill Bidder - looks at how the variety of agreements associated with a scheme can be co-ordinated, and what to do with a troublesome tree
Jonathan Leeson
<b></b>Jonathan Leeson, area architect for Laing Homes South East Thames, dreamt of being an architect and studied for 13 years to make the dream come true. He now dreams of Charlize Theron… in The Italian Job, we assume, rather than Monster
Sun, sea && cement
Steve Menary heads south to see how Berkeley is converting a large swathe of Portsmouth’s harbourside into a huge mixed development including 870 new homes
The Walrus/ Diary Dates
<MMC-TINTED 300 align=right> <b>May conference </b> <b>11-12</b> Towards sustainable construction - why become sustainable?. Two day conference on strategic thinking and practical implications for integrating sustainability. Contact CIRIA on 020 75493300
Clearer. Smoother. Faster.
A new report argues that true partnerships between housebuilders and housing associations can lead to more housing, higher profits and quicker delivery.
Raising the bar
There’s no getting away from it when it comes to modern business, you have got to keep the customer satisfied. Kate Barker is now demanding a significant improvement in customer satisfaction among new home buyers. So, can a new customer satisfaction surve
Sucess breeds success
[MMC-IMG=621-A=Right] John Webb (pictured), sales and marketing director of Weston Homes, argues that incentives hinder the successful housebuilder and explains why his firm rarely, if ever, uses them. The opposite of incentivising, he explains, is confid
Future developments
[MMC-IMG=617-A=Right] London’s June 10 mayoral election date is looming, and the preferential style voting system, which may come down to first and second preferences being added, can make for an exciting competition and, quite possibly, an unpredictable
3-way deal
The Barker report has been widely and understandably welcomed throughout the industry. But getting the delivery of the proposals right is now the major challenge
Pay your money take your choice
Housing forecasters are deeply divided about medium-term term prospects for house prices and predictions for the market vary widely. Who is saying what?
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