Latest UK House Building Industry News, Policy, Regulation, Planning

New RD handbooks now available

Feb. 1, 2005

A new batch of standard constructions that are deemed to comply with sound insulation requirements under Part E of the Buildings Regulations have been approved by Robust Details Ltd.

High density not suitable for families

Feb. 1, 2005

Excellent EcoHomes standard must be the minimum – Porritt

Feb. 1, 2005

[MMC-IMG=1235-A=Left] New homes that are not built to the EcoHomes Excellent standard are a design failure and will hamper the government’s attempt to meet its carbon reduction targets, warned Jonathon Porritt, chair of the Sustainable Development Commiss

Second home buyers to be banned from Yorkshire Dales new homes market

Feb. 1, 2005

In a radical new plan to deal with rural residents being priced out of their own communities by city-dwelling second home buyers, the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority is planning to ban the latter from its new homes market.