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Minister commits to intervene in planning delays

New “Excellent Building Guide” from CABE

Brownfield land supplies stable

diary dates

<h2>October</h2>

products

<h2>Bricks and blocks</h2>

Design driven

More thought than ever is going into driveways and landscaping, in response to consumers’ growing awareness of design possibilities. Suppliers are responding with a growing range of innovative products, Allison Heller reports

Solid choices

Andrew Leech finds “the stuff of building” - concrete, cement, mortar and stone - is undergoing a period of adaptation and innovation, leading to improved design choices and speed of construction

Style gurus

Have traditional brick and block manufacturers entered the brave new world of prefabrication? Tim Palmer finds out and reports on how new block styles are helping housebuilders with regulation compliance and thermal efficiency

Rock stars

In May Chris Johnson’s Propan Homes bought Honeygrove and assumed its name. Steve Menary visits the firm’s Rock House development in Maidstone to talk to him about the scheme and plans for the ever growing business

Appeal limit

<b>I have heard that the loss of sub-sale relief from stamp duty in the new Finance Act won’t affect part exchange acquisitions by housebuilders. Is this correct?</b>