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Urban revival

July 1, 2003

Tom Bloxham was into urban regeneration well before it was fashionable, sparking the Manchester revival. The co-founder of Urban Splash tells Allison Heller wh…

[MMC-IMG=98-A=Right]Northern star

July 1, 2003

Revitalising our northern cities may hold the key to easing the housing crisis, and the regeneration of Manchester is a model of success. Allison Heller learns…

Diary dates

July 1, 2003

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[MMC-IMG=114-A=Right] The WALRUS

July 1, 2003

Is Wayne Hemingway the industry’s messiah, or just a very naughty boy. Just ask Mrs Walrus

Duelling designs

July 1, 2003

Ben Roskrow visits a joint Linden/Laing scheme which is the scene of contrasting new home designs. But this contrast has prompted a growing debate between the …

Design darlings

July 1, 2003

It was a year of successes for private sector housebuilders at the fifth annual Housing Design Awards. Stephen Mullin reports on the completed schemes and proj…

Housing sticks its oar in euro

July 1, 2003

Will Howie looks at the housing issues influencing the euro debate and suggests that the much maligned “predict and provide” may have been the best way forward…

appointments

July 1, 2003

[MMC-IMG=90-A=Right] persimmon (thames valley) Persimmon Homes (Thames Valley) has two new recruits with the appointment of Andrew Hammond as md (right) and Ph…

in the pipeline

July 1, 2003

Planning permission has been obtained for the development of 63 apartments in Milngavie by Bett Homes and has been passed by East Dumbarton council subject to …

Flat construction outstrips houses

July 1, 2003

For the first time ever more flats than detached houses are now being built every year in England as government policies make their mark on the industry. As a …