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HB04 Boost

Leading industry suppliers have given HBF’s new housebuilding show massive endorsement by signing up to exhibit at Housebuilding 2004 this autumn.

More Homes needed poll

People in Britain accept that the nation needs new homes – but do not want them built near where they live. That is the finding of a new YouGov poll commission…

Hope for regs at RDS launch

The government is considering bringing both thermal and acoustic Building Regulations together in one handbook, according to Building Regulations minister Phil…

Survey says: put customers first

So, a new poll finds that people accept that we need new houses but don’t want them built near where they live. It may not be the most surprising result from a…

Buildmark wins FSA battle

Housebuilders registered with NHBC and participating in the Buildmark scheme will not require Financial Services Authority authorisation when the new Insurance…

Health && Safety first

The housebuilding industry has launched its own Health and Safety Charter committing participants to deliver an annual action plan detailing a rolling programm…

The ins and outs of sustainability

Greenwich Millennium Village in London and Childwall Neighbourhood, Liverpool are the first ever winners of the Sustainable New Homes Awards, launched by HBF a…

Royal nod for Planning Bill

The much-delayed Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill finally got its Royal Assent on May 13, after the government was forced to capitulate to the Lords on ke…

Hanson Award for Beechcroft

Beechcroft’s Allcourt development at Lechlade on Thames in Gloucestershire has won the Hanson Award as the finest greenleaf example of the year at the 2003 gre…

Housing Design Awards 2004 shortlist announced