Development of the Month – Wolverton Park
“We’ve tried to keep as much heritage as possible and we’re not selling to investors as we’re trying to build a community for local people”
Face to Face – Sarah Hampton, Inland
Inland’s new senior planner SARAH HAMPTON offers an insight into the challenges of driving applications through the ever more complex planning system
Design Brief – Dominic Church, CABE
As this year’s March 31 Building for Life awards entry deadline looms, CABE’s Dominic Church considers what it takes to meet the scheme’s exacting standards
Stewart Says – Stewart Baseley, HBF
How will the new housing minister’s steely reputation play out in the industry? And what ever happened to Nick Clegg?
Towards Zero – Ross Peedle, Stewart Milne
Ross Peedle, Stewart Milne Group’s design director, considers the company’s advantages in the race to zero carbon demonstrated by its Sigma Home prototype
Soapbox – Neil Cooper, NHBC
NHBC’s head of building control Neil Cooper considers the potential impact of a Merton rule roll-out and the wider challenge of meeting renewable energy targets
The View from Here – Lloyds TSB
Andrew Moorfield (left) and Richard Heath of Lloyds TSB’s housebuilders’ division suggest that strong partnerships with funders, suppliers and the public secto…
Regional snapshot - West Midlands
A moratorium on planning applications is spreading across the west midlands. Steve Menary discovers how it is distorting the local housing market and squashing…
City focus
Analysts have struck a bearish note as the results season begins; AIM-listed companies have given little cause for optimism
Flint takes the stage
Allison Heller considers whether the new housing minister’s headline-grabbing keynote speech may have revealed a sensible rather than a sensational agenda
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