Death figures spark safety summit
A construction safety summit has been set up for next February following the publication of "shocking" figures on fatalities for the industry. Representatives from all sectors of the industry, including housebuilding, will be called to the summit with Joh
Smart ambition
Four out of ten Britons could see themselves living in a "smart home" according to new research from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Expectations high for market in 2001
Most housebuilders expect higher new home sales next year according to the latest HBF survey, with 58% expecting an increase and only 10% expecting a reduction in sales. Visitor numbers have continued to fall for the third month, with the bad weather, flo
White paper caution
Housebuilders have cautiously welcomed the urban white paper and the chancellor's pre-Budget report, both of which were announced last month.
Industry blasts flooding jibes
</b>Housebuilders have refuted claims that they have added to the UK's flooding risk by inappropriate development and have called on local authorities to be more imaginative in alleviating flood danger. The industry fears that the widespread flooding acro
HouseBuilder scoops top award
<i>HouseBuilder</i> writer <b>John Stewart</b> has won the prestigious residential trade journalist of the year award sponsored by Halifax and Laing. His victory completes a remarkable hat-trick for <i>HouseBuilder</i> as it is the third year in a row tha
Comment from the editor
<b>Tax breaks are a start</b> Despite the disappointment expressed by Lord Rogers, it seems to me that the measures outlined in the urban white paper and pre-Budget statement were on balance pretty pleasing. I said when I first saw the Rogers report that
Loose laws
The law's position on claiming compensation for distress and inconvenience has varied in recent years. Neil Price of law firm Hammond Suddards Edge looks at the case history and reports on the recent case of Farley v Skinner which restricts the circumstan
Burning issues
Kirsten Bunch of NHBC looks at the recent changes to Part B of the Building Regulations which are designed to reduced the number of deaths caused by fire in the home.
Greenfield...
</b><b>Honorary title heir</b> The ink may be barely dry on Steve Morgan's historic decision to quit Redrow and see the real meaning of life, but Greenfield hears that it might already be time for Morgan to pass on the honorary title of Britain's Most Dyn
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