Governments in glass houses...
Will Howie warms to the idea of building on brownfield land but thinks the government needs to look at its own land bank.
Appointments
[MMC-IMG=308-A=Right] Barratt bricklaying apprentice Matthew Dunlop has been promoted to assistant site manager on the housebuilder’s Virginia Quay development in London Docklands.
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 one in five nurses (21%) and 13% of teachers interviewed for the study said they wanted to leave t
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 apartments in a £5.2 million project designed by John R Paley Associates.
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 was apparent that he was going to have a dig at the industry when he opened up by “recognising and
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