HBF points finger at Ken
The number of affordable houses being built for key workers in London is far short of that required because of Mayor Ken Livingstone's stance on the issue, say…
Is safety your top prority?
Three construction workers died from falls in three days last month - just a couple of weeks after John Prescott hosted his Construction Safety Summit in Londo…
Stealth planning guidance
Joshua Risso-Gill of law firm Denton Wilde Sapte looks at last year's Barratt/Tower Hamlets ruling on affordable housing requirements and finds it shows that c…
Former glory
The modern housebuilding market requires developers to learn new skills in refurb and restoration. HouseBuilder reports on Prowting's first foray into this str…
Greenfield...
Parting of the Pidgleys Thank goodness that former Berkeley chairman Graham Roper was safely out of earshot and virtually forgotten in semi-retirement when the…
Moves and appointments
Fairclough has appointed David Cummings as construction director for the firm's northern home counties division.
Renovation buzz
Jeremy Gates talks to Colin Brooks, managing director of Bewley Homes, about his plans for the firm and the role the young Brooks will play in the development …
Regulation fatigue?
Part M, Part L, Part E - it's all change for the Building Regulations. And there's more to come, with each revision disrupting the housebuilding process. Could…
Urban theme in the east
Jeremy Gates heads east to report on a site in Hackney which could prove to be significant in the latest wave of urban regeneration initiatives
Good doesn't mean beautiful
Will Howie welcomes the ministerial zeal surrounding the good design "initiative". But he has his doubts about whether it will result in beautiful buildings
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