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IT’S SHOW TIME

[MMC-IMG=898-A=Left] On September 7 and 8 the Business Design Centre in London will host Housebuilding 2004, the new major event dedicated to the business of residential construction. Over the next five pages, Housebuilder offers a flavour of what’s on at

The deal is in the details

<MMC-CAPTION 200 ALIGN=RIGHT> [MMC-IMG=897-A=Right] Steve Wiltshire of Shoosmiths offers some tips on bagging that land deal </MMC-CAPTION>You’ve found the site, seen the potential and agreed the price: the deal is in the bag. Or is it? Many issues can sc

diary dates

the walrus

[MMC-IMG=895-A=Left] The Walrus is not looking forward to spending future scorching summers in super airtight, insulated buildings. But he thinks there may just be an upside to impending Mediterranean micro climates

Planners want to be loved

[MMC-IMG=894-A=Left] Planners want to be loved and respected. So they need to move beyond their historic legacy of promoting socially-problematic tower blocks, and their present attempts to meddle in design details and dictate how people “ought to” live

Helen Board

Helen Board rounds up this month’s key developments, including the restoration of the Victorian Candle Factory in London’s Battersea and a striking art deco apartment building in West Malling, Kent

Success stories

[MMC-IMG=889-A=Left] Despite construction being one of the largest industries in the UK, women still account for less than 10% of the workforce. As the industry looks to attract more women into construction related careers, Melissa Blamey reports on the h

Sitting Pretty

[MMC-IMG=888-A=Right] David Pretty was thrust into the limelight as chief executive of Barratt on the untimely death of Frank Eaton in 2002. He now runs the firm that built more homes than anyone else last year. Steve Menary met him to get his views on th

City breaks

[MMC-IMG=870-A=Left] Steve Menary analyses the latest results of Housebuilder’s survey of who is planning to build where in the UK and finds mixed feelings in London but the majors pushing forward in the rest of the south east