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Housebuilding 2005: "essential event"

Sept. 1, 2005

Thousands of people engaged in the UK’s housebuilding industry are set to converge on London on September 7 and 8 to attend Housebuilding 2005, the two day ded…

ODPM planning targets lead to "reject and resubmit" cycle

Sept. 1, 2005

Developers are increasingly being forced onto a "reject and resubmit" planning merry-go-round in order to win approval for housing schemes, as planning authori…

CIOB skills shortage

Sept. 1, 2005

Home ownership levels continuing to fall

Sept. 1, 2005

Despite the government’s pledge to create one million new homeowners by 2010, ODPM figures show that the amount of people who own their own home dropped last y…

Persimmon surprised by judges’ verdict on Design for Manufacture competition

Sept. 1, 2005

The judging panel for deputy prime minister John Prescott’s Design for Manufacture competition has surprised some in the industry by omitting the creators of E…