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Barratt sells off US operation

Planning approval rates drop

Paving rocks

The potential of landscaping and paving to create a high quality environment in new housing developments is increasingly being recognised. Tim Palmer reports on the latest cost effective and easy to use products

Sleep easy

Fitted bedrooms are fast becoming an essential ingredient in the new homes marketing mix. Andrew Leech looks at the options

What’s cooking?

<MMC-CAPTION 100 ALIGN=RIGHT> [MMC-IMG=812-A=Left] Grovewood’s Arizona features gloss maple saponettastyle doors and contrasting high gloss worktops </MMC-CAPTION> Kitchens sell homes, and there are plenty of lifestyle options and high tech “wow” factor i

Kevin Holland

[MMC-IMG=811-A=Left] Kevin Holland, English Courtyard Developments’ sales and marketing director’s post-work passions range from celestial navigation to taking some strategic tips from Sun Tzu – who was commander in chief of China’s kingdom of Wa, in case

Operation redesign

<table width=100%> <tr><td valign=top><font size=4>Hither Green hospital – Bellway Homes, PRP <br><BR>Bellway’s original plans for the second phase of development at Hither Green hospital in south east London were axed by the design police. So the firm se

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the walrus

[MMC-IMG=808-A=Left] The Walrus and his colleagues aren’t much looking forward to the Olympics, what with the GB Team set to reap little more than a couple of Bronzes. So they have thought up some alternative events in which housebuilders might excel

Keeping score

<MMC-CAPTION 100 ALIGN=LEFT> [MMC-IMG=807-A=Left] New Laing md Dave Livingstone – “I have no preconceptions but I want to grow the business” </MMC-CAPTION> There have been many changes at Laing Homes since the George Wimpey takeover in 2002, culminating i