The house speciality
Andrew Leech finds that window suppliers are more than happy to offer a bespoke service for extra large and unusual styles - and hard-wearing and low maintenance aspects need not be compromised <MMC-CAPTION 300 align=right> [MMC-IMG=489-A=Right] Extra lar
Designer safety
Security and fire protection are key aspects of door manufacture that could be better marketed to home buyers, who are focussed on design. Tim Palmer reports
Sustainability is the key
Andrew Leech finds that for the environmentally aware housebuilder, there is no shortage of high efficiency, environmentally sustainable and nature-assisted heating systems on the market
The heath is on
Steve Menary takes a trip to Dickens Heath, an 850-home village underway since 1997 near Solihull, where Laing and Redrow are the last on site up against windy weather and labour shortages
The Walrus
<MMC-TINTED 200 align=right> <b>DIARY DATE March </b> conference 11 The Effectiveness and Future of Regional Policy. One day conference examining objectives, effectiveness and future of regional policy, and prospects for devolution. Radisson SAS Portman,
It’s time to talk
Think you can sneak your scheme through without consulting the locals? Think again. Growing public awareness and government pressure are combining to ensure that the fastest way to planning success is through community consultation. Ben Roskrow reports
Squat watch
Housebuilder’s legal team from Campbell Hooper - Heather O’Sullivan, Sara Hampson, Stuart Jordan and Bill Bidder - explain how to find out whether a public right of way runs through your property and how, if you’re not careful, a squatter could claim its
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