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Margin marvels

Sept. 1, 2003

Every home buyer wants the kitchen of their dreams. Andrew Leech finds that developers should have no trouble catering for a range of tastes: quality and style…

Culinary kudos

Sept. 1, 2003

Andrew Leech gets to grips with some of the latest kitchen technology.

Show stoppers

Sept. 1, 2003

Kitchen Showcase && Masterclass 2003 takes place at the Business Design Centre in Islington, north London from September 11-13. Andrew Leech talks to exhibitor…

Radical reversal

Sept. 1, 2003

The Housing Corporation is considering “cutting out the middle man” and allowing private sector housebuilders to bid directly for social housing grant. Mark Sm…

Rights Off

Sept. 1, 2003

We are buying a parcel of land for development and our seller has offered to get his site reports readdressed to us. Is that good enough?

Hot Seat

Sept. 1, 2003

Clive Collisson, managing director of County Homes by Ambrosden Court, sometimes takes to the air Biggles-style to check out progress on site.

Takeovers tune market

Sept. 1, 2003

Housebuilder’s enhanced survey of “who’s building where” reveals the effects of recent takeovers and suggests an easing off in applications in some areas. Stev…

Nightmare

Sept. 1, 2003

What keeps housebuilders awake at night? What are the big worries for the industry? Housebuilder surveyed scores of key industry figures to uncover the big iss…

The Investigator

Sept. 1, 2003

[MMC-IMG=223-A=Right] Bank of England monetary policy committee member and former CBI chief economist Kate Barker is part way through her government-commission…

Stormy summer in Westminster

Sept. 1, 2003

Will Howie looks back on an unusually lively summer at Westminster for both the government and the housebuilding sector.