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Hall 7

April 1, 2004

Steam cabins

Building an alliance

April 1, 2004

In last year’s Budget the chancellor called on Bank of England economist Kate Barker to review the causes of housing undersupply in the UK. A year later she ha…

Barker allays nimby fears

April 1, 2004

Crunching the numbers in the Barker report, Will Howie finds that there is plenty of scope to tackle the housing shortage without destroying the countryside

Hall 11 && 12

April 1, 2004

Fan style

EP chief promises ‘no repeat of Bracknell’

April 1, 2004

[MMC-IMG=570-A=Left] David Higgins, English Partnerships chief executive English Partnerships has moved to allay fears that there will be any repeat of Februa…

Design clause

April 1, 2004

It’s architect month with Campbell Hooper as our team - Heather O’Sullivan, Sara Hampson, Stuart Jordan and Bill Bidder - considers issues of design copyright …

Big profits and more takeovers

April 1, 2004

It’s the results season for housebuilders, and once again profits look good. Steve Menary assess the industry’s financial performance and some of the highlight…

Hall 19 && 20

April 1, 2004

Insulated panels

in the pipeline

April 1, 2004

Wolverhampton Borough Council is considering an application by Kings Oak (West Midlands) for the construction of 86 houses and flats. If successful, the £4 mil…