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The Walrus

[MMC-IMG=1912-A=Left] Will the authors of the new Part L sweep the red-tape Oscars at the regulation writers’ ball?

Home suite home

Heritage Homes is the largest developer on the Isle of Man. Steve Menary looks at its latest scheme underway, Empress Apartments, designed to resemble a grand old 1920s seaside hotel

Home extensions

[MMC-IMG=1905-A=Left] Alistair Baker, chief executive of the Merlion Group, explains the success of the company’s private sector shared equity housing model

Two for one

As the government launches its new Home Buy proposals, Stephen Hoare talks to housebuilders about the shared equity initiatives they are offering to tempt first time buyers onto the property ladder

MOVES && APPOINTMENTS

Hotseat - Andrew Weaver

[MMC-IMG=1896-A=Right] Strata’s sales and marketing director Andrew Weaver recently splashed out on a Bang && Olufsen sound system – perfect for listening to Damon Albarn, of whom he is a huge fan

Thinking big

Satvinder Sahota explains how the NHBC’s special projects building inspectors can assist developers on major schemes to help ensure they run smoothly

Delusions of density

[MMC-IMG=1893-A=Left] Policymakers looking to influence the size and type of housing supplied to the market should review their approach in light of the maxim "the customer is king"

Going private

Steve Menary looks into the growing trend of contractors moving into the private sector housebuilding market

Courting disaster

[MMC-IMG=1889-A=Left] Jay Surti (pictured) and Allison Dias from Davies Arnold Cooper explain the implications for developers of forthcoming corporate manslaughter legislation