Moves and appointments
Peter Taylor is the new managing director of Laing Partnership Housing. Prior to joining LPH Taylor was technical director of Laing Homes.
Crest of a wave
Jeremy Gates talks to the charismatic Stephen Stone, who from November will be managing director of Crest Homes
Affordable demand
The demands on developers to build more and more affordable housing on their developments are increasing. Stephen Hoare looks at a problem which is costing mon…
From complaints to opportunities
The first customer satisfaction survey results are due this month, underlining how important it is for housebuilders to keep customers happy. Phillip Cooke, ma…
Asking the big question
John Stewart looks at why we need a top-down planning system and argues that housing provision can not be left to local authority discretion.
PPG3 - obstructive and permanent
Design myths debunked
In a lively and highly entertaining presentation, Robert Adam, chairman of the Popular Housing Group, debunked many of the architects' myths concerning urban a…
Westbury boss calls for product review
Westbury chief executive Martin Donohue told the conference that a fundamental review of the way housebuilders use products was overdue.
Analyst warns of investors' reservations
Housebuilders are undervalued by the City because investors feel that the sector let them down in the past by the inefficient use of capital. As a result many …
Kyoto forced DETR's hand
Paul Everall, head of building regulations at the DETR, admitted to the conference that he had not originally been planning to change Part L on energy efficien…
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