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john stewart’s housing viewpoint

July 1, 2004

[MMC-IMG=707-A=Left] Reconciling the concept of sustainable development with the Barker Review conclusions would improve the quality of planning for new housing

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July 1, 2004

your at-a-glance guide to the key issues in the house building industry

Moves and appointments

July 1, 2004

High house prices bad news for parents

July 1, 2004

Parents of would-be first time buyers who are finding it notoriously difficult to set foot on the increasingly expensive housing ladder, now expect to contribu…

Housebuilders discount market fears

July 1, 2004

Housebuilders are discounting fears about the market by launching new regions up and down the country.

Planning reforms on track – Hill

July 1, 2004

Housebuilders suffering the slings and arrows of an outrageously slow planning system should not fear, according to planning minister Keith Hill. He has reiter…

New CABE chief announced

July 1, 2004

Richard Simmons, director of development and the environment at Medway Council, is the new chief executive of CABE. He replaces Jon Rouse who has taken the hel…

Housing sector sets pace for improvement

July 1, 2004

[MMC-IMG=701-A=Left] C&&M; boss Stephen Wicks: confident of affordable housing success in the south Housebuilders have this year set an “impressive” pace of i…

Housing sector sets pace for improvement

July 1, 2004

Housebuilders have this year set an “impressive” pace of improvement across a range of categories, including client satisfaction, cost predictability and profi…

May sees drop in site visitors

July 1, 2004

May’s survey of housebuilders shows that visitors dropped away in the month, but reservations still stood higher than the same month a year ago.