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Expanding housebuilding

Sept. 1, 2004

[MMC-IMG=868-A=Left] Many people are sceptical the government will achieve a substantial increase in housebuilding. John Stewart looks at the evidence and find…

St Albans station

Sept. 1, 2004

New Homes Marketing Board AGM

Sept. 1, 2004

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the New Homes Marketing Board (“the Board”) will be held at 12.45pm. on November 18 at Byron House, 1…

Apprenticeships gain favour with parents

Sept. 1, 2004

The shortage of young people choosing construction related careers may be turning around, as more parents favour apprenticeships for their children rather than…

Policy to permit “cutting edge” country houses

Sept. 1, 2004

Government has unexpectedly reversed its proposal to ban new large country homes, following its introduction of Planning Policy Statement 7 (PPS7) for rural ar…

moves and appointments

Sept. 1, 2004

in the pipeline

Sept. 1, 2004

True Worth Books has submitted outline plans for the construction of 16 apartments, designed by Hawdon Russell Architects. The £750,000 project at Brittania Wo…

Drop in site visitors dents housebuilders’ optimism

Sept. 1, 2004

The market is continuing to slow down, in part as a result of a number of interest rate rises by the Bank of England, whose governor Mervyn King has been vocal…