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in the pipeline

Cranmoor (Merthyr Tydfil) is awaiting planning approval to construct approximately 173 residential units in Graig Road, Merthyr Tydfil. The proposal has been d…

CIRIA discussing merger

Berkeley move

£18 million funding for Tees Valley

Progress and growth for EP in 2003/4 -Ford

English Partnerships (EP) is on track to expand its development programme by 30% in 2004/05, in delivering a number of large-scale regeneration projects across…

Comment - Ben Roskrow: Rethink required on landfill directive

[MMC-IMG=793-A=Left] A glance at our industry “key issues” round up on page 11 this month gives some idea of the interesting and challenging times ahead for ho…

Market cools

Moves by Bank of England governor Mervyn King to cool the housing market seem to have worked with the latest HBF survey showing sharp year on year drops in vis…

Housing charity chosen for HB04

Housebuilder and HBF have chosen Habitat for Humanity Great Britain (HFH GB) as the charity for Housebuilding 2004, the industry’s new event dedicated to every…

Building Regulations revised to improve energy efficiency

Part L of the Building Regulations is to be revised again in a bid by government to reduce the energy consumption of buildings by a quarter. Along with Part L …

Investment in infrastructure required for housing boost

[MMC-IMG=792-A=Left] Housebuilders are warning that the amount of money chancellor Gordon Brown has allocated in his spending review for infrastructure improve…