Hill climbs aboard to steer housing
[MMC-IMG=86-A=Right] Streatham MP Keith Hill has taken over as minister for planning and housing succeeding Jeff Rooker who has been moved on, to the disappoin…
Govt Part L review gets underway
The government has already begun its new review of Part L of the Building Regulations covering thermal insulation. Despite the rules being upgraded just three …
Cherry picked for honours
Alan Cherry, chairman of Countryside Properties, has been awarded the CBE for services to urban regeneration and the housebuilding industry in the Queen’s birt…
Prices rising but visitors stay away
Visitors and reservations stubbornly refuse to pick up this year according to latest figures in the HBF survey. But still most builders expect higher sales and…
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[MMC-IMG=85-A=Right] Taylor Woodrow is developing what may be the most environmentally friendly residential building in Britain at Macintosh village in Manches…
Draft of sound RSDs submitted
The House Builders Federation has sent the government the first draft of proposed robust standard details for new sound insulation regulations.
Brown pins euro delay on housing
Chancellor Gordon Brown has confirmed that the volatility of the UK housing market is a principal factor in his decision to delay joining the euro. He has also…
Comment from the editor
A kick in the Europhiles It can be frustrating being a Europhile in modern Britain. Every time you make headway with considered arguments about investment oppo…
Thermal task
Andrew Leech reports that while the insulation industry is heavily involved in designing robust acoustic insulation constructions for Part E of the Building Re…
Under cover
The popularity of solid or engineered timber flooring continues to surpass that of a range of other floor coverings on the market, finds Andrew Leech.
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